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Forage report for 35.0511, -100.2825

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in summer (88th percentile) and lowest in spring (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.6 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.14 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 70th, summer 48th, fall 61st)
  • Texas: 57th percentile (spring 44th, summer 88th, fall 76th)
  • Southwestern Tablelands: 94th percentile (spring 87th, summer 81st, fall 26th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jun 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 1,283 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 413 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 117 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 97 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 366 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Cotton; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Cotton, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% 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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.