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Honey bee forage in Prince's Lakes, Indiana
Estimated forage here is better than about 8% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (8th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Prince's Lakes?
- First forage: Feb 16 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 15, peaking late Apr (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 31 (soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Sep 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Prince's Lakes, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 23.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion, soybeans; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Soybeans: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Prince's Lakes
Mostly: Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest; North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest.
Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.05 mi SW; open water 0.06 mi W.
How Prince's Lakes ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 74th | 90th | 61st | 46th |
| Indiana | 8th | 92nd | 8th | 86th |
| Eastern Corn Belt Plains | 2nd | 94th | 1st | 84th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 70% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Prince's Lakes: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Nineveh 1 mi · Cordry Sweetwater Lakes 3 mi · Trafalgar 5 mi · Pleasant View Village 7 mi · Amity 8 mi · Edinburgh 8 mi
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Prince's Lakes (39.3511, -86.1084); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.