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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.4055, -84.4183

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Kentucky. Against other Kentucky sites it stands out most in spring (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 60th, fall 31st)
  • Kentucky: 60th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 55th, fall 44th)
  • Interior Plateau: 54th percentile (spring 70th, summer 55th, fall 43rd)

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), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 384 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 180 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.