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Forage report for 33.8181, -83.8022

Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in fall (60th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 3.2 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 3.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.15 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 61st percentile (spring 87th, summer 29th, fall 14th)
  • Georgia: 76th percentile (spring 81st, summer 66th, fall 60th)
  • Piedmont: 64th percentile (spring 66th, summer 45th, fall 69th)

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)
  • 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 Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Cotton: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; 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.