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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 38.7408, -91.4458

Estimated forage here is better than about 51% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (57th percentile) and lowest in fall (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 80th, summer 82nd, fall 44th)
  • Missouri: 51st percentile (spring 52nd, summer 57th, fall 43rd)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 26th percentile (spring 81st, summer 23rd, fall 83rd)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,006 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,530 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,269 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 257 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,146 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, 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; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.