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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.1994, -101.8298

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in summer (89th percentile) and lowest in spring and fall (55th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 2.5 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 3.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.78 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 55th percentile (spring 76th, summer 50th, fall 44th)
  • Texas: 57th percentile (spring 55th, summer 89th, fall 55th)
  • High Plains: 75th percentile (spring 97th, summer 22nd, fall 33rd)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 115 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sorghum: about 188 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sunflower: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 99% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.