Bee forage check

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Forage report for 34.5783, -92.5739

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in summer (65th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 94th, summer 46th, fall 44th)
Arkansas: 66th percentile (spring 77th, summer 65th, fall 76th)
South Central Plains: 88th percentile (spring 90th, summer 98th, fall 87th)

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
Main flow: Feb 16 to May 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
Season ends: Sep 30

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 93% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.