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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.6156, -91.9556

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (87th percentile) and lowest in fall (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.13 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 60th, summer 94th, fall 23rd)
  • Missouri: 90th percentile (spring 19th, summer 87th, fall 16th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 81st percentile (spring 52nd, summer 68th, fall 46th)

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 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 5,682 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 218 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 181 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 196 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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, Dandelion, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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.