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Forage report for 39.7409, -92.4727

Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in fall (93rd percentile) and lowest in summer (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.4 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.19 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 91st, summer 73rd, fall 63rd)
  • Missouri: 46th percentile (spring 81st, summer 46th, fall 93rd)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 16th percentile (spring 79th, summer 16th, fall 96th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 170 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 295 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 76% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.