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Forage report for 37.2782, -85.3037

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Kentucky. Against other Kentucky sites it ranks highest in fall (33rd percentile) and lowest in summer (1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.6 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.8 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 19th percentile (spring 59th, summer 15th, fall 24th)
  • Kentucky: 0th percentile (spring 4th, summer 1st, fall 33rd)
  • Interior Plateau: 0th percentile (spring 1st, summer 1st, fall 28th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 90 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 174 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.