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Forage report for 34.0860, -84.9838

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 95th, summer 58th, fall 9th)
  • Georgia: 97th percentile (spring 96th, summer 97th, fall 46th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 94th percentile (spring 94th, summer 73rd, fall 1st)

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 Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Cotton, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 304 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Cotton: about 168 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 149 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Cotton: about 185 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.