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Forage report for 37.2099, -87.1775

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Kentucky. Against other Kentucky sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 2 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: 84th percentile (spring 96th, summer 73rd, fall 24th)
  • Kentucky: 81st percentile (spring 96th, summer 71st, fall 33rd)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 30th percentile (spring 99th, summer 15th, fall 50th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 661 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 143 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 193 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 275 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 59% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.