Bee forage check

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Forage report for 37.6229, -90.6441

Estimated forage here is better than about 27% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in fall (87th percentile) and lowest in summer (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.4 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.6 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: 71st percentile (spring 92nd, summer 48th, fall 61st)
Missouri: 27th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 21st, fall 87th)
Ozark Highlands: 58th percentile (spring 65th, summer 53rd, fall 78th)

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 Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
Soybeans: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul

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): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.