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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 38.6475, -92.1134

Estimated forage here is better than about 32% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in summer (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi NW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.1 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 59th, fall 58th)
  • Missouri: 32nd percentile (spring 82nd, summer 32nd, fall 80th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 11th percentile (spring 95th, summer 7th, 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 57% 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.