Bee forage check

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Forage report for 36.1964, -82.9665

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Tennessee. Against other Tennessee sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 96th, summer 57th, fall 21st)
Tennessee: 73rd percentile (spring 94th, summer 66th, fall 23rd)
Ridge and Valley: 92nd percentile (spring 98th, summer 71st, fall 11th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
Soybeans: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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