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Forage report for 36.7437, -89.1692

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Kentucky. Against other Kentucky sites it stands out most in summer (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (3rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 65th, summer 99th, fall 3rd)
  • Kentucky: 100th percentile (spring 6th, summer 100th, fall 3rd)
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain: 91st percentile (spring 22nd, summer 98th, fall 22nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Kentucky, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3,610 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 7,905 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,021 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 567 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 433 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.