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Honey bee forage in Conesville, Ohio

Estimated forage here is better than about 35% of sites in Ohio. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Ohio sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years).

When is the honey flow in Conesville?

  • First forage: Feb 16 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red)
  • Season ends: Sep 30
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Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Conesville, 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 26.

What the honey is made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
  • Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
  • Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; light amber, likely to set over some months
  • Whole season (March to November): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion; 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

  • Corn: about 412 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
  • Soybeans: about 115 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 4 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 Conesville

Mostly: South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest; Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Eastern Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.02 mi S; pond, lake or river 0.16 mi NE.

How Conesville ranks

Against random land inOverallSpringSummerFall
Continental US79th70th82nd39th
Ohio35th50th45th45th
Western Allegheny Plateau93rd9th99th21st

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

About 51% 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 Conesville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.

Nearby

Coshocton 6 mi · Trinway 7 mi · Dresden 8 mi · Adamsville 8 mi · Canal Lewisville 8 mi · Plainfield 9 mi

All towns in Ohio · National map · How the scoring works

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 Conesville (40.1851, -81.892); 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.