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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.4402, -88.3330

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Tennessee. Against other Tennessee sites it stands out most in summer (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.15 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 89th, summer 80th, fall 20th)
  • Tennessee: 85th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 88th, fall 22nd)
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains: 69th percentile (spring 64th, summer 73rd, fall 66th)

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), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 918 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,272 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 129 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,247 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 133 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra 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, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.