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Forage report for 34.9566, -89.8429

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Mississippi. Against other Mississippi sites it stands out most in fall (94th percentile) and lowest in spring (77th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.8 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.5 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 94th, summer 54th, fall 40th)
  • Mississippi: 73rd percentile (spring 77th, summer 78th, fall 94th)
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains: 54th percentile (spring 84th, summer 59th, fall 91st)

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
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 450 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 140 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 142 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans; 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, Garden flowers, Soybeans; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 85% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.