Honey bee forage in Laguna Vista, Texas

When is the honey flow in Laguna Vista?

• First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
• Main flow: Jan 1 to Mar 31, peaking early Feb (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
• Dearth: Nov 1 to Dec 15
• Fall flow: Apr 16 to Apr 30 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
• Season ends: Dec 31

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Laguna Vista, 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 1.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
• Summer honey (July and August): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
• Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
• Whole season (March to November): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), 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

• Corn: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Apr – early May (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Sorghum: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms early Apr – early May (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
• Cotton: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms late May – early Jul (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 Laguna Vista

Mostly: Open water; Texas Coast Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh; Tamaulipan Lomas.

Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.05 mi NE; open water 0.05 mi NE.

Things to watch

• Heavily developed. About 60% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
• 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 Laguna Vista ranks

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

About 44% 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.

Nearby

Laguna Heights 3 mi · Port Isabel 3 mi · Bayview 7 mi · South Padre Island 8 mi · Del Mar Heights 9 mi · Chula Vista 9 mi

All towns in Texas · National map · How the scoring works

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 Laguna Vista (26.1059, -97.2963); 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.