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Forage report for 39.2875, -94.8269

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (78th percentile) and lowest in fall (17th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 72nd, summer 91st, fall 23rd)
  • Missouri: 84th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 78th, fall 17th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 50th percentile (spring 96th, summer 17th, fall 36th)

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,796 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 149 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2,447 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 105 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 367 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 108 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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