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Forage report for 38.9297, -90.3408

Estimated forage here is better than about 35% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (62nd percentile) and lowest in spring (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 3.1 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 50th, summer 86th, fall 23rd)
  • Missouri: 35th percentile (spring 12th, summer 62nd, fall 17th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 13th percentile (spring 38th, summer 29th, fall 48th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 6,762 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 5,128 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 127 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.