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Honey bee forage in Los Alvarez, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (59th percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Los Alvarez?
- 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)
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Season ends: Dec 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Los Alvarez, 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, cotton; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): garden flowers, cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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 178 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, 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 Los Alvarez
Mostly: Unmapped; Western Warm Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Tamaulipan Mixed Deciduous Thornscrub.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.67 mi SW; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.69 mi SW.
How Los Alvarez ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 71st | 78th | 14th | 20th |
| Texas | 78th | 59th | 28th | 23rd |
| Southern Texas Plains | 98th | 97th | 94th | 9th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 54% 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 Los Alvarez: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Palo Blanco 0 mi · Barrera 0 mi · El Quiote 1 mi · Campo Verde 1 mi · Flor del Rio 1 mi · Santel 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 Los Alvarez (26.3859, -98.899); 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.