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Honey bee forage in Saybrook-on-the-Lake, Ohio
Estimated forage here is better than about 1% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in spring (54th percentile) and lowest in summer (15th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.2 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.2 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Saybrook-on-the-Lake?
- First forage: Mar 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30, peaking early May (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Sep 30
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Saybrook-on-the-Lake, 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 May 7.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, soybeans, dandelion; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs; 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 78 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug (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 Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Mostly: Open water; Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest; North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.08 mi W; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.11 mi N.
How Saybrook-on-the-Lake ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 51st | 73rd | 52nd | 42nd |
| Ohio | 1st | 54th | 15th | 51st |
| Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands | 16th | 76th | 6th | 10th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 74% 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 Saybrook-on-the-Lake: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Geneva-on-the-Lake 4 mi · Ashtabula 4 mi · Geneva 6 mi · Austinburg 7 mi · Edgewood 7 mi · North Madison 9 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 Saybrook-on-the-Lake (41.867, -80.8791); 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.