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Forage report for 34.8391, -89.6147

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Mississippi. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Mississippi sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.1 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 96th, summer 45th, fall 22nd)
Mississippi: 72nd percentile (spring 82nd, summer 75th, fall 81st)
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains: 53rd percentile (spring 91st, summer 54th, fall 71st)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 109 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 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, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.