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Forage report for 40.1098, -95.2899

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (85th percentile) and lowest in spring (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.1 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 44th, summer 93rd, fall 43rd)
  • Missouri: 81st percentile (spring 9th, summer 85th, fall 41st)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 43rd percentile (spring 78th, summer 32nd, fall 59th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 5,096 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 4,417 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,972 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,037 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 245 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 925 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.