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Forage report for 35.7527, -87.7979

Estimated forage here is better than about 37% of sites in Tennessee. Against other Tennessee sites it stands out most in fall (84th percentile) and lowest in spring (20th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 81st, summer 47th, fall 44th)
  • Tennessee: 37th percentile (spring 20th, summer 56th, fall 84th)
  • Interior Plateau: 19th percentile (spring 18th, summer 37th, fall 86th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.