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Forage report for 38.3655, -90.3641

Estimated forage here is better than about 36% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (60th percentile) and lowest in summer (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.0 mi SE); corn (nearest 1.0 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 73rd, fall 47th)
  • Missouri: 36th percentile (spring 60th, summer 46th, fall 49th)
  • Ozark Highlands: 70th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 95th, fall 26th)

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 Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3,250 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,879 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,513 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 556 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; 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): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, 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.