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Forage report for 33.7683, -96.5790

Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Texas. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Texas sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 3.4 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.24 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 90th, summer 41st, fall 63rd)
  • Texas: 82nd percentile (spring 87th, summer 86th, fall 79th)
  • East Central Texas Plains: 18th percentile (spring 34th, summer 95th, fall 96th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 59% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.