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Forage report for 35.8682, -90.9470

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (5th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 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), 0.11 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 77th, summer 89th, fall 1st)
  • Arkansas: 84th percentile (spring 31st, summer 89th, fall 5th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 51st percentile (spring 32nd, summer 70th, fall 11th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 6,205 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3,684 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 374 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 258 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 35% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).

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.