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Forage report for 36.3908, -90.7289

Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (7th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.46 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 68th, summer 93rd, fall 2nd)
  • Arkansas: 91st percentile (spring 17th, summer 97th, fall 7th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 68th percentile (spring 25th, summer 87th, fall 15th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 10,176 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 370 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 261 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,706 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 174 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 111 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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