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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.3260, -78.8248

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in North Carolina. Against other North Carolina sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.26 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 98th, summer 71st, fall 15th)
  • North Carolina: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 83rd, fall 45th)
  • Southeastern Plains: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 92nd, fall 62nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across North 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: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 530 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Corn: about 369 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 115 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 188 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 110 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 96 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.