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Forage report for 35.2860, -91.3630

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.23 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 97th, summer 82nd, fall 17th)
  • Arkansas: 87th percentile (spring 89th, summer 81st, fall 33rd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 59th percentile (spring 71st, summer 53rd, fall 59th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 5,648 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,280 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 408 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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.