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Honey bee forage in Cash, Arkansas
Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (6th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 1.1 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Cash?
- First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: May 16 to Jul 15, peaking early Jun (soybeans)
- Season ends: Jul 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cash, 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 29.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): soybeans, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): soybeans
- Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): soybeans, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, 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
- Soybeans: about 6,506 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early May – late Jul (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 147 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun (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 Cash
Mostly: Rice; Soybeans; Fallow / idle cropland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.13 mi SE; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.21 mi W.
Things to watch
- Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 35% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
- 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 Cash ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 94th | 83rd | 91st | 2nd |
| Arkansas | 91st | 44th | 94th | 6th |
| Mississippi Alluvial Plain | 68th | 40th | 79th | 14th |
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 Cash: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Egypt 5 mi · Bono 11 mi · Alicia 11 mi · Swifton 11 mi · Sedgwick 13 mi · Weiner 13 mi
All towns in Arkansas · 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 Cash (35.8012, -90.9316); 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.