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Forage report for 34.2846, -83.1129

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Georgia. Against other Georgia sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (67th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.9 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.7 mi E). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.21 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 77th percentile (spring 95th, summer 40th, fall 17th)
  • Georgia: 95th percentile (spring 97th, summer 84th, fall 67th)
  • Piedmont: 90th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 68th, fall 77th)

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
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 106 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 60 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 57% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.