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Forage report for 34.6015, -91.2005

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here); corn (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.25 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 97th, summer 89th, fall 12th)
  • Arkansas: 95th percentile (spring 94th, summer 89th, fall 22nd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 80th percentile (spring 77th, summer 70th, fall 49th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,426 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 4,720 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,406 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 1,135 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 179 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Cotton: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.