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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.4684, -93.9867

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in fall (86th percentile) and lowest in spring (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 80th, summer 86th, fall 60th)
  • Missouri: 65th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 62nd, fall 86th)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 45th percentile (spring 55th, summer 48th, fall 92nd)

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 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 537 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 113 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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