Honey bee forage in Ogden, Arkansas

When is the honey flow in Ogden?

• First forage: Jan 16 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
• Main flow: Feb 16 to May 15, peaking late Mar (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
• Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 15 (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
• Season ends: Aug 15

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Ogden, 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 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): 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
• Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; amber
• Whole season (March to November): 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

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 185 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi S, blooms late May – early Jun (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
• Sorghum: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late May – early Jun (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
• Cotton: about 67 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug (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 Ogden

Mostly: Eastern Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Eastern Warm Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Southeastern North American Temperate Forest Plantation.

Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.22 mi S; pond, lake or river 0.4 mi S.

How Ogden ranks

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

About 83% 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

Ashdown 8 mi · Yarborough Landing 9 mi · Texarkana 11 mi · Wilton 12 mi · McNab 13 mi · Fulton 14 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 Ogden (33.5859, -94.0469); 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.