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Honey bee forage in Cedarville, Arkansas

Estimated forage here is better than about 45% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in fall (79th percentile) and lowest in summer (52nd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi SW.

When is the honey flow in Cedarville?

  • First forage: Feb 1 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31, peaking early Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
  • Season ends: Oct 31
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Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cedarville, 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 30.

What the honey is made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), 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, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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), summer-flowering shrubs; 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

No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.

The land and water around Cedarville

Mostly: Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland; Eastern Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi SW; pond, lake or river 0.34 mi SW.

How Cedarville ranks

Against random land inOverallSpringSummerFall
Continental US61st87th34th46th
Arkansas45th55th52nd79th
Boston Mountains75th71st78th23rd

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

About 89% 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 Cedarville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.

Nearby

Uniontown 5 mi · Rudy 8 mi · Van Buren 9 mi · Dora 9 mi · Alma 10 mi · Mountainburg 12 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 Cedarville (35.584, -94.3619); 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.