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Honey bee forage in Lake View, Arkansas
Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (3rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Lake View?
- First forage: Mar 16 (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15, peaking early Jun (soybeans)
- Season ends: Aug 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Lake View, 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 20.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): soybeans
- Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, cotton; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
- Whole season (March to November): soybeans, cotton; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few 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 14,076 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early May – early Jul (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 1,114 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, 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 Lake View
Mostly: Soybeans; Fallow / idle cropland; Open water.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.02 mi W; pond, lake or river 0.52 mi NW.
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 Lake View ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 99th | 97th | 93rd | 1st |
| Arkansas | 98th | 93rd | 96th | 3rd |
| Mississippi Alluvial Plain | 89th | 75th | 86th | 7th |
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 Lake View: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Oneida 3 mi · Elaine 8 mi · Poplar Grove 9 mi · Marvell 11 mi · Lexa 13 mi · Helena-West Helena 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 Lake View (34.4212, -90.8133); 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.