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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.8847, -94.3688

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in fall (73rd percentile) and lowest in summer (60th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 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: 87th percentile (spring 84th, summer 85th, fall 57th)
  • Missouri: 66th percentile (spring 65th, summer 60th, fall 73rd)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 46th percentile (spring 67th, summer 43rd, fall 86th)

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 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 419 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 114 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 177 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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