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Honey bee forage in San Felipe, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in fall (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.6 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.7 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in San Felipe?
- First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30, peaking late Feb (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Dec 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of San Felipe, 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 17.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), dandelion, garden flowers; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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 114 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 63 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Jul (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 San Felipe
Mostly: Western Warm Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Columbia Bottomlands Forest and Woodland; East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.25 mi SW; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.33 mi NE.
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 San Felipe ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 87th | 93rd | 28th | 32nd |
| Texas | 98th | 92nd | 65th | 37th |
| Western Gulf Coastal Plain | 94th | 91st | 71st | 57th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 73% 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 San Felipe: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Sealy 4 mi · South Frydek 4 mi · Brazos Country 5 mi · Pattison 8 mi · Brookshire 9 mi · Simonton 11 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 San Felipe (29.7946, -96.1059); 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.