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Forage report for 39.1799, -94.3876

Estimated forage here is better than about 62% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (76th percentile) and lowest in spring (11th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 49th, summer 90th, fall 27th)
  • Missouri: 62nd percentile (spring 11th, summer 76th, fall 21st)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 14th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 15th, fall 41st)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,340 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2,236 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 899 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 236 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 204 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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