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Honey bee forage in Fluvanna, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sunflower (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Fluvanna?
- First forage: Feb 1 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (cotton, sunflower)
- Season ends: Aug 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Fluvanna, 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 16.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): sunflower, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), cotton, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): cotton; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber
- Whole season (March to November): cotton, sunflower, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Sunflower: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early May – early Jul (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 4,418 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, 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 Fluvanna
Mostly: Cotton; Western Great Plains Mesquite Shrubland; Great Plains Comanchian Ruderal Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.21 mi NE; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.3 mi SE.
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 Fluvanna ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 86th | 72nd | 86th | 5th |
| Texas | 97th | 48th | 98th | 9th |
| Southwestern Tablelands | 100th | 90th | 99th | 1st |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Fluvanna: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Snyder 18 mi · Gail 20 mi · Post 25 mi · Hermleigh 28 mi · Westbrook 37 mi · Colorado City 37 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 Fluvanna (32.8832, -101.1415); 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.