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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.0644, -93.5532

Estimated forage here is better than about 64% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sunflower (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.41 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 97th, summer 75th, fall 39th)
  • Missouri: 64th percentile (spring 97th, summer 48th, fall 34th)
  • Ozark Highlands: 97th percentile (spring 91st, summer 96th, fall 14th)

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: Mar 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Sunflower: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 135 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Sunflower: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug

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

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.