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Forage report for 38.7326, -94.4700

Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (54th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi W, 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.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 94th, summer 84th, fall 50th)
  • Missouri: 74th percentile (spring 88th, summer 59th, fall 54th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 65th percentile (spring 85th, summer 38th, fall 72nd)

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: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 278 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 129 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 239 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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