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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.9883, -93.6663

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in fall (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.8 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 95th, summer 75th, fall 42nd)
  • Missouri: 58th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 48th, fall 40th)
  • Ozark Highlands: 94th percentile (spring 81st, summer 96th, fall 18th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 222 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 170 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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, Dandelion, Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.