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Forage report for 35.3502, -94.3713

Estimated forage here is better than about 69% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in summer (69th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.6 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.5 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 2.9 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.23 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 95th, summer 51st, fall 45th)
  • Arkansas: 69th percentile (spring 81st, summer 69th, fall 77th)
  • Arkansas Valley: 75th percentile (spring 67th, summer 91st, fall 73rd)

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 May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 195 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; 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, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 90% 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.