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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 37.9961, -94.4422

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (87th percentile) and lowest in fall (6th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 94th, fall 12th)
  • Missouri: 92nd percentile (spring 23rd, summer 87th, fall 6th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 93rd percentile (spring 25th, summer 90th, fall 11th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Missouri, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 890 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 572 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 423 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 476 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 901 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 111 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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