Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.7839, -92.2990

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in summer (62nd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 95th, summer 43rd, fall 36th)
Arkansas: 58th percentile (spring 81st, summer 62nd, fall 65th)
Boston Mountains: 91st percentile (spring 94th, summer 91st, fall 5th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Aug 31

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, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.