Bee forage check

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 36.4703, -93.4289

Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Arkansas. Against other Arkansas sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 98th, summer 63rd, fall 19th)
Arkansas: 78th percentile (spring 97th, summer 74th, fall 36th)
Ozark Highlands: 94th percentile (spring 99th, summer 82nd, fall 3rd)

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
Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.