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Forage report for 36.4134, -90.5836

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.8 mi N, 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 92nd, summer 85th, fall 20th)
  • Arkansas: 84th percentile (spring 67th, summer 83rd, fall 39th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 52nd percentile (spring 53rd, summer 58th, fall 63rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 11,674 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 96 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 60% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.