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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.9635, -85.2716

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Georgia. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Georgia sites. Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 98th, summer 58th, fall 47th)
  • Georgia: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 97th, fall 96th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 73rd, fall 62nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Georgia, 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 Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

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): 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; 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.