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Forage report for 34.8646, -79.9998

Estimated forage here is better than about 47% of sites in North Carolina. Against other North Carolina sites it stands out most in spring (54th percentile) and lowest in fall (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.8 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.6 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 89th, summer 37th, fall 12th)
North Carolina: 47th percentile (spring 54th, summer 39th, fall 36th)
Southeastern Plains: 69th percentile (spring 81st, summer 69th, fall 52nd)

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)
Main flow: Feb 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.