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Forage report for 36.8038, -93.4712

Estimated forage here is better than about 23% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in summer (14th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.2 mi N, 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: 67th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 41st, fall 53rd)
Missouri: 23rd percentile (spring 81st, summer 14th, fall 62nd)
Ozark Highlands: 49th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 37th, fall 43rd)

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

Season

First forage: Feb 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
Main flow: Mar 16 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.