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Honey bee forage in Cuevitas, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it ranks highest in fall (47th percentile) and lowest in summer (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Cuevitas?
- First forage: Jan 1 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
- Main flow: Jan 16 to May 31, peaking early Apr (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, sunflower)
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 (cotton, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Season ends: Dec 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cuevitas, 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 3.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), cotton, sunflower, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers, rabbitbrush; amber
- Whole season (March to November): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), cotton, sunflower, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
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 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Apr – early May (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late May – early Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early May (grown 2 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 Cuevitas
Mostly: Unmapped; Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub; Tamaulipan Savanna Grassland.
Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.02 mi W; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.04 mi W.
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 Cuevitas ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 55th | 69th | 16th | 38th |
| Texas | 58th | 43rd | 32nd | 47th |
| Southern Texas Plains | 93rd | 93rd | 96th | 81st |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 60% 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 Cuevitas: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Sullivan City 2 mi · Nina 2 mi · Quesada 2 mi · Los Ebanos 2 mi · Buena Vista 3 mi · Casa Blanca 3 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 Cuevitas (26.2566, -98.5776); 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.