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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.1658, -81.3407

Estimated forage here is better than about 62% of sites in South Carolina. Against other South Carolina sites it stands out most in spring (72nd percentile) and lowest in fall (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.8 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.15 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 90th, summer 29th, fall 15th)
  • South Carolina: 62nd percentile (spring 72nd, summer 60th, fall 52nd)
  • Piedmont: 70th percentile (spring 76th, summer 44th, fall 73rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SW, blooms late May – early 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), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, 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 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.