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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 33.8830, -91.4846

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.6 mi SW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 98th, summer 85th, fall 17th)
  • Arkansas: 92nd percentile (spring 96th, summer 83rd, fall 33rd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 72nd percentile (spring 80th, summer 57th, fall 60th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Arkansas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Soybeans, Cotton
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 12,753 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Cotton: about 563 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Cotton: about 503 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 467 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Cotton: about 157 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 136 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Soybeans, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Cotton, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 64% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • 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.

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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.