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Forage report for 38.7899, -92.7978

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (74th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.19 mi N.

Ranking

Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 88th, summer 88th, fall 38th)
Missouri: 80th percentile (spring 74th, summer 68th, fall 32nd)
Ozark Highlands: 99th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 99th, fall 13th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 5,102 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Soybeans: about 2,774 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
Corn: about 3,695 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Corn: about 1,085 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Corn: about 829 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra 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; 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.