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Forage report for 33.7541, -83.1734

Estimated forage here is better than about 17% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it ranks highest in spring (47th percentile) and lowest in fall (8th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.8 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 3.3 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.25 mi W.

Ranking

Continental US: 37th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 19th, fall 2nd)
Georgia: 17th percentile (spring 47th, summer 40th, fall 8th)
Piedmont: 18th percentile (spring 17th, summer 23rd, fall 4th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Georgia, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Feb 16 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late May – late Jun
Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun
Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.