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Forage report for 39.2615, -90.8275

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (88th percentile) and lowest in spring (8th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.21 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 94th, fall 27th)
  • Missouri: 85th percentile (spring 8th, summer 88th, fall 22nd)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 69th percentile (spring 27th, summer 71st, fall 57th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,299 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,482 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 662 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 4,266 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 211 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 251 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.