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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.3728, -91.1379

Estimated forage here is better than about 75% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in fall (62nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 95th, summer 59th, fall 34th)
  • Arkansas: 75th percentile (spring 81st, summer 72nd, fall 62nd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 33rd percentile (spring 65th, summer 36th, fall 74th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jun 30 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 6,111 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 167 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

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.