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Forage report for 36.8792, -94.1823

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (79th percentile) and lowest in fall (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 90th, summer 86th, fall 9th)
  • Missouri: 73rd percentile (spring 79th, summer 62nd, fall 4th)
  • Ozark Highlands: 98th percentile (spring 58th, summer 98th, fall 1st)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Missouri, 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 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 475 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 106 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.