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Forage report for 36.3314, -90.8006

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (90th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.8 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.21 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 70th, summer 89th, fall 6th)
  • Arkansas: 83rd percentile (spring 20th, summer 90th, fall 13th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 46th percentile (spring 26th, summer 71st, fall 33rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — 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 5,807 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3,085 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 118 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 123 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 166 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, 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), 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): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; 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

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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.