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Forage report for 37.6018, -87.1135

Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Kentucky. Against other Kentucky sites it stands out most in summer (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (11th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 78th, summer 91st, fall 10th)
  • Kentucky: 94th percentile (spring 15th, summer 91st, fall 11th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 71st percentile (spring 78th, summer 50th, fall 17th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 10,874 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 4,803 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 2,189 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) 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.