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Honey bee forage in Aubrey, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 2.4 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 2.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Aubrey?
- First forage: Jan 16 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15, peaking late Mar (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Sep 30
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Aubrey, 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 Mar 12.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), garden flowers; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Sorghum: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug (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 Aubrey
Mostly: Eastern Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland; Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Grassland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.08 mi NE; pond, lake or river 0.09 mi NE.
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 Aubrey ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 79th | 95th | 39th | 34th |
| Texas | 88th | 96th | 84th | 39th |
| Cross Timbers | 96th | 97th | 67th | 11th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 65% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Aubrey: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Krugerville 2 mi · Providence Village 5 mi · Cross Roads 6 mi · Paloma Creek 6 mi · Pilot Point 6 mi · Savannah 7 mi
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 Aubrey (33.3085, -96.9791); 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.