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Forage report for 40.5494, -93.2994

Estimated forage here is better than about 51% of sites in Missouri. Against other Missouri sites it stands out most in fall (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.15 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 87th, summer 79th, fall 62nd)
  • Missouri: 51st percentile (spring 70th, summer 52nd, fall 92nd)
  • Central Irregular Plains: 23rd percentile (spring 71st, summer 25th, fall 95th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 345 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 139 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber

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.