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Forage report for 33.9125, -80.1830

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in South Carolina. Against other South Carolina sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in summer (82nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.8 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 98th, summer 42nd, fall 46th)
  • South Carolina: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 82nd, fall 93rd)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 95th percentile (spring 100th, summer 46th, fall 89th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Jun 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 311 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 1,826 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 337 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 857 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 644 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Soybeans; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.