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Forage report for 35.6545, -91.0756

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (87th percentile) and lowest in fall (10th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 86th, summer 88th, fall 4th)
  • Arkansas: 85th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 87th, fall 10th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 55th percentile (spring 44th, summer 65th, fall 25th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Arkansas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 6,484 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3,289 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 109 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi W, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.