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Forage report for 38.7234, -91.5195

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (62nd percentile) and lowest in fall (38th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.14 mi E.

Ranking

Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 76th, summer 86th, fall 41st)
Missouri: 60th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 62nd, fall 38th)
Interior River Valleys and Hills: 34th percentile (spring 75th, summer 29th, 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 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 3,873 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 2,650 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 257 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Soybeans: about 129 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi N, 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, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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); extra 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.