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Honey bee forage in Miston, Tennessee
Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Tennessee. Against other Tennessee sites it stands out most in summer (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Miston?
- First forage: Apr 1 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: May 16 to Jul 15, peaking early Jun (soybeans)
- Season ends: Jul 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Miston, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 1.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, cotton; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): soybeans
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Soybeans: about 17,429 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 140 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Jul (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Miston
Mostly: Soybeans; Fallow / idle cropland; Mississippi River High Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.09 mi SE; pond, lake or river 0.33 mi SE.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
How Miston ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 99th | 82nd | 99th | 7th |
| Tennessee | 100th | 23rd | 100th | 4th |
| Mississippi Alluvial Plain | 95th | 39th | 98th | 37th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Miston: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Bogota 3 mi · Lenox 5 mi · Ridgely 7 mi · Finley 9 mi · Dyersburg 10 mi · Wynnburg 12 mi
All towns in Tennessee · National map · How the scoring works
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Miston (36.1604, -89.494); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.