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Forage report for 34.4915, -89.0218

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Mississippi. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Mississippi sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 96th, summer 59th, fall 24th)
  • Mississippi: 80th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 80th, fall 84th)
  • Southeastern Plains: 92nd percentile (spring 96th, summer 84th, fall 80th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 239 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 482 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 202 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 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, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Garden flowers; 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, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 64% 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.