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Honey bee forage in El Quiote, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it ranks highest in spring (49th percentile) and lowest in summer (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in El Quiote?
- First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Jan 1 to May 15, peaking early Feb (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Dec 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of El Quiote, 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 4.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): garden flowers, cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), rabbitbrush; amber
- Whole season (March to November): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, 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
- Sorghum: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Apr – early 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 El Quiote
Mostly: Unmapped; Western Warm Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.26 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.28 mi SW.
How El Quiote ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 66th | 73rd | 14th | 25th |
| Texas | 73rd | 49th | 27th | 28th |
| Southern Texas Plains | 97th | 95th | 94th | 17th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 57% 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 El Quiote: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Palo Blanco 0 mi · Los Alvarez 1 mi · Campo Verde 1 mi · Anacua 1 mi · Los Barreras 1 mi · Barrera 1 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 El Quiote (26.3845, -98.9084); 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.