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Forage report for 36.4540, -93.9757
Estimated forage here is better than about 55% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in summer (65th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 3.0 mi NE); soybeans (nearest 3.7 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 45th, fall 54th)
- Arkansas: 55th percentile (spring 69th, summer 65th, fall 89th)
- Ozark Highlands: 56th percentile (spring 67th, summer 46th, fall 47th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Arkansas, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Blueberries: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NE, blooms late Mar – late Apr
- Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
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.