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Honey bee forage in Carrizo Hill, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Texas. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Texas sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (nearest 3.4 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 3.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Carrizo Hill?
- First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15, peaking late Feb (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Dec 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Carrizo Hill, 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 15.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): garden flowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, rabbitbrush; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), garden flowers; 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
- Cotton: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Sorghum: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May (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 Carrizo Hill
Mostly: Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub; Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Shrubland; Tamaulipan Calcareous Thornscrub.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.33 mi N; open water 0.52 mi S.
How Carrizo Hill ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 54th | 65th | 15th | 30th |
| Texas | 57th | 38th | 29th | 34th |
| Southern Texas Plains | 93rd | 90th | 95th | 32nd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 67% 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 Carrizo Hill: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Carrizo Springs 2 mi · Asherton 6 mi · Chula Vista 11 mi · Brundage 11 mi · Crystal City 13 mi · Amaya 14 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 Carrizo Hill (28.505, -99.8311); 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.