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Forage report for 40.1362, -95.2334

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (76th percentile) and lowest in spring (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.25 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 70th, summer 90th, fall 48th)
  • Missouri: 81st percentile (spring 30th, summer 76th, fall 50th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 42nd percentile (spring 95th, summer 16th, fall 65th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 5,136 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 6,423 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 311 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 925 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,834 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 197 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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