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Forage report for 36.1712, -90.8172

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (80th percentile) and lowest in fall (8th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.2 mi E, 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. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 81st, fall 2nd)
  • Arkansas: 66th percentile (spring 24th, summer 80th, fall 8th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 25th percentile (spring 29th, summer 52nd, fall 19th)

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 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 4,979 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3,139 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 60 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 164 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 387 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul

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

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 49% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) 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.