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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.6163, -82.7715

Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in South Carolina. Against other South Carolina sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.9 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 2.0 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.17 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 94th, summer 35th, fall 15th)
  • South Carolina: 76th percentile (spring 85th, summer 73rd, fall 52nd)
  • Piedmont: 85th percentile (spring 89th, summer 58th, fall 73rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul

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), Summer-flowering shrubs; 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; 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.