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Honey bee forage in Pollard, Arkansas
Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (82nd percentile) and lowest in spring (61st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Pollard?
- First forage: Feb 1 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31, peaking early Jun (soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 (cotton)
- Season ends: Sep 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Pollard, 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 Apr 4.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, soybeans, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): cotton, soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), garden flowers; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, cotton, dandelion; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
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 4,206 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 752 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Sep (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 596 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul (grown 2 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 Pollard
Mostly: Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest; Eastern Warm Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Crowley's Ridge Sand Forest.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.02 mi N; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.08 mi SE.
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 Pollard ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 88th | 90th | 83rd | 48th |
| Arkansas | 82nd | 61st | 82nd | 81st |
| Mississippi Valley Loess Plains | 74th | 66th | 75th | 98th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 54% 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 Pollard: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Piggott 5 mi · Greenway 7 mi · McDougal 7 mi · St. Francis 7 mi · Rector 12 mi · Nimmons 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 Pollard (36.4296, -90.2671); 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.