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Forage report for 38.6715, -91.6302

Estimated forage here is better than about 56% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (63rd percentile) and lowest in spring (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 70th, summer 86th, fall 41st)
  • Missouri: 56th percentile (spring 31st, summer 63rd, fall 37th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 29th percentile (spring 67th, summer 30th, fall 78th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,516 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 536 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,500 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 119 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 830 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 206 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.