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Forage report for 37.4282, -89.7923

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (66th percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.14 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 85th, summer 83rd, fall 28th)
  • Missouri: 57th percentile (spring 66th, summer 58th, fall 22nd)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 31st percentile (spring 87th, summer 24th, fall 59th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 522 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 125 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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