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Forage report for 34.9667, -79.9839

Estimated forage here is better than about 37% of sites in North Carolina. Against other North Carolina sites it ranks highest in spring (48th percentile) and lowest in summer (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.26 mi S.

Ranking

Continental US: 60th percentile (spring 87th, summer 29th, fall 16th)
North Carolina: 37th percentile (spring 48th, summer 25th, fall 46th)
Piedmont: 63rd percentile (spring 68th, summer 44th, fall 74th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans
Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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.