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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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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 34.2493, -92.9743

Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (57th percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.7 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 3.1 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.3 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.11 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 88th, summer 27th, fall 21st)
  • Arkansas: 46th percentile (spring 57th, summer 40th, fall 40th)
  • South Central Plains: 64th percentile (spring 77th, summer 82nd, fall 23rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 63 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Cotton: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi S, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be 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
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • 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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.