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Forage report for 34.2281, -102.7297
Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in summer (92nd percentile) and lowest in spring and fall (69th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.6 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.6 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.27 mi S. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 62nd, fall 56th)
- Texas: 76th percentile (spring 69th, summer 92nd, fall 69th)
- High Plains: 89th percentile (spring 98th, summer 42nd, fall 46th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Texas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Cotton, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Sorghum: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Sorghum: about 122 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Cotton: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
- Corn: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Sorghum: about 78 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
- Cotton: about 157 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
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), Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Cotton, Garden flowers; light 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
- Heavily developed. About 60% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- 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.
- No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.
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.