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Forage report for 40.4532, -91.8840

Estimated forage here is better than about 63% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in summer (66th percentile) and lowest in spring (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.18 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 87th, fall 49th)
  • Missouri: 63rd percentile (spring 35th, summer 66th, fall 52nd)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 42nd percentile (spring 40th, summer 55th, fall 70th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2,995 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 646 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 239 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,409 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 118 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 413 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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