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Forage report for 38.5373, -90.3103

Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 3.0 mi E); corn (nearest 3.0 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.24 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 82nd percentile (spring 95th, summer 68th, fall 58th)
  • Missouri: 50th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 43rd, fall 79th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 24th percentile (spring 99th, summer 12th, fall 98th)

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 Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 31 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 555 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 96 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 514 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 550 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 100% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.