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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.0814, -87.4396

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Tennessee. Against other Tennessee sites it stands out most in spring (79th percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 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: 82nd percentile (spring 94th, summer 67th, fall 25th)
  • Tennessee: 79th percentile (spring 79th, summer 78th, fall 34th)
  • Interior Plateau: 76th percentile (spring 80th, summer 66th, fall 30th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 182 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 69 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 161 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.