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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 36.4553, -90.7215

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in summer (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring and fall (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.23 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 68th, summer 90th, fall 8th)
  • Arkansas: 84th percentile (spring 16th, summer 93rd, fall 16th)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 51st percentile (spring 25th, summer 76th, fall 39th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 8,338 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,382 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 124 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 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): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Cotton, Watermelons; 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.