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Forage report for 34.4756, -79.0366

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in North Carolina. Against other North Carolina sites it stands out most in spring (95th percentile) and lowest in fall (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 96th, summer 73rd, fall 12th)
  • North Carolina: 95th percentile (spring 95th, summer 86th, fall 37th)
  • Southeastern Plains: 97th percentile (spring 97th, summer 93rd, fall 53rd)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jun 30 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 74 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Corn: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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