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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 35.2416, -92.9518

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (59th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.3 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 2.3 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 96th, summer 46th, fall 32nd)
  • Arkansas: 66th percentile (spring 86th, summer 65th, fall 59th)
  • Arkansas Valley: 70th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 83rd, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,377 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 140 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, 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), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.