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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.5766, -87.7559

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Tennessee. Against other Tennessee sites it stands out most in summer (74th percentile) and lowest in spring (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 2 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: 74th percentile (spring 89th, summer 63rd, fall 34th)
  • Tennessee: 61st percentile (spring 50th, summer 74th, fall 53rd)
  • Interior Plateau: 51st percentile (spring 47th, summer 59th, fall 51st)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 180 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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