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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.4944, -94.2957

Estimated forage here is better than about 62% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (78th percentile) and lowest in fall (24th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 3 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: 86th percentile (spring 89th, summer 82nd, fall 30th)
  • Missouri: 62nd percentile (spring 78th, summer 57th, fall 24th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 40th percentile (spring 77th, summer 34th, fall 37th)

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: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2,138 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,560 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 355 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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