Honey bee forage in Sienna, Texas

When is the honey flow in Sienna?

• First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
• Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15, peaking late Feb (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
• Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers)
• Season ends: Dec 31

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Sienna, 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 14.

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): garden flowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
• Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers, 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

• Sorghum: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
• Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi E, blooms early Apr – early Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Dry beans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi E, blooms late Apr – late Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late May (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 Sienna

Mostly: Columbia Bottomlands Forest and Woodland; Western Warm Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Developed, medium intensity.

Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.04 mi N; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.06 mi N.

Things to watch

• Heavily developed. About 59% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

How Sienna ranks

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

About 41% 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

Arcola 3 mi · Fresno 4 mi · Missouri City 6 mi · Iowa Colony 6 mi · Sandy Point 6 mi · Thompsons 8 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 Sienna (29.4854, -95.5063); 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.