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Forage report for 38.9038, -94.2569

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in spring (60th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 84th, fall 37th)
  • Missouri: 58th percentile (spring 60th, summer 59th, fall 32nd)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 33rd percentile (spring 62nd, summer 39th, fall 48th)

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 152 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 102 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 323 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 231 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, 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; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.