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Honey bee forage in Camp Wood, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in fall (83rd percentile) and lowest in summer (60th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.3 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Camp Wood?
- First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: Feb 1 to May 15, peaking early Mar (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Camp Wood, 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 Feb 26.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), garden flowers, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs; 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 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late May (grown 3 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 Camp Wood
Mostly: Edwards Plateau Limestone Shrubland; Edwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and Woodland; Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.28 mi SW; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.53 mi N.
How Camp Wood ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 67th | 80th | 26th | 67th |
| Texas | 74th | 64th | 60th | 83rd |
| Edwards Plateau | 96th | 70th | 95th | 49th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 79% 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 Camp Wood: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Barksdale 5 mi · Leakey 15 mi · Rocksprings 27 mi · Utopia 30 mi · Knippa 34 mi · Brackettville 34 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 Camp Wood (29.669, -100.0109); 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.