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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.8694, -88.6419

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in summer (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 2 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: 84th percentile (spring 95th, summer 71st, fall 8th)
  • Mississippi: 81st percentile (spring 79th, summer 85th, fall 47th)
  • Southeastern Plains: 94th percentile (spring 94th, summer 92nd, fall 40th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 181 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,217 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 336 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, 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): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.