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Honey bee forage and the honey flow in Indiana

Across 973 towns in Indiana, the main honey flow typically runs from about Jun 1 to Aug 15, peaking around Jul 8. First forage worth flying for comes around Mar 16, and the season ends around Sep 15. Few towns show a dearth in a typical year.

What makes the honey in Indiana

Most common honey plants across the state's towns: clovers: white, alsike and red, soybeans, dandelion, garden flowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), early trees (maple, willow, poplar).

Most common bee crops within flight range of towns: soybeans, corn, alfalfa, popcorn and ornamental corn, sunflower, watermelons.

How the state's towns rank: the median town sits at the 90th percentile of random land across the US.

State-wide figures are medians over the towns below, each scored at its Census center point. Your own spot can differ a lot; check it.

The national forage map over Indiana: darker is more forage for honey bees. Tap anywhere for that spot's report, or open the national map.

Best and lowest of the state's sample

Of 3,000 random land points in Indiana: the best is near Mount Etna, IN (99th percentile in the US); the lowest is near Whiting, IN. All notable spots.

Every town in Indiana

973 cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated communities, each with its honey flow dates, honey plants, bee crops and ranking.

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    A

    • Aberdeen community · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Abington community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Adams community · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Adams Lake community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Advance town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Akron town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Alamo town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Albany town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Albion town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Alexandria city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Alford community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Alfordsville town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Alton town · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Altona town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Ambia town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Amboy town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Americus community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Amity community · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Amo town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Anderson city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Andersonville community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Andrews town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Angola city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 31
    • Anoka community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Antioch community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Arcadia town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Arcola community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Ardmore community · flow Apr 1 to Jul 15
    • Argos town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Arlington community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Arthur community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Ashley town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 31
    • Atlanta town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Attica city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Auburn city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Aurora city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 15
    • Austin city · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Avilla town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Avoca community · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Avon town · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Azalia community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31

    B

    C

    D

    • Dale town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Daleville town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Dana town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Danville town · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Darlington town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Darmstadt town · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Dayton town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Decatur city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Decker town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Deer Creek community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Delaware community · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Delphi city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • DeMotte town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Denver town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Depauw community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Deputy community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Dillsboro town · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Donaldson community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Dover Hill community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Dresser community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Dublin town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Dubois community · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Dugger town · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Dune Acres town · flow Apr 1 to Jul 15
    • Duneland Beach community · flow Apr 1 to Jun 30
    • Dunkirk city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Dunlap community · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Dunreith town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Dupont town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Dyer town · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15

    E

    F

    G

    H

    I

    J

    K

    L

    M

    N

    O

    • Oakland City city · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Oaktown town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Oakville community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Odon town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Ogden Dunes town · flow Apr 1 to Jul 15
    • Oldenburg town · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Ontario community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 31
    • Onward town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Oolitic town · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Ora community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Orestes town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Orland town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 31
    • Orleans town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Osceola town · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Osgood town · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Ossian town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Oswego community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Otisco community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Otter Lake community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 31
    • Otterbein town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Otwell community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Owensburg community · flow Mar 16 to Jun 15
    • Owensville town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Oxford town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15

    P

    R

    S

    T

    • Tab community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Talma community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Taswell community · flow Mar 16 to Jun 15
    • Taylorsville community · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Tecumseh community · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Teegarden community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Tell City city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Templeton community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Tennyson town · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Terre Haute city · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Thayer community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Thorntown town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Tippecanoe community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Tipton city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Toad Hop community · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Tocsin community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Topeka town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 31
    • Town of Pines town · flow Apr 1 to Jul 15
    • Trafalgar town · flow Jun 1 to Aug 15
    • Trail Creek town · flow Apr 1 to Jul 15
    • Tri-Lakes community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Troy town · flow Mar 16 to Jul 31
    • Tunnelton community · flow Jun 1 to Jul 31
    • Twelve Mile community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Tyner community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15

    U

    • Ulen town · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Underwood community · flow Mar 16 to Jun 15
    • Union City city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Union Mills community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Uniondale town · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Universal town · flow Mar 16 to Aug 15
    • Upland town · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Urbana community · flow Jun 16 to Aug 15
    • Utica town · flow Mar 16 to Jun 15

    V

    W

    Y

    Z

    Estimates from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources · Other states.