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Forage report for 40.1976, -94.4002

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (84th percentile) and lowest in spring (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 94th percentile (spring 61st, summer 93rd, fall 40th)
  • Missouri: 88th percentile (spring 21st, summer 84th, fall 36th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 88th percentile (spring 22nd, summer 87th, fall 53rd)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,164 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 937 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 340 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 108 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 250 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 782 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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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.