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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.1006, -92.7748

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.0 mi NE); corn (nearest 1.4 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 98th, summer 62nd, fall 16th)
  • Arkansas: 80th percentile (spring 96th, summer 74th, fall 30th)
  • Arkansas Valley: 95th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 95th, fall 11th)

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: Feb 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 984 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 264 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 447 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 164 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.