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Forage report for 37.6835, -87.8651

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Kentucky. Against other Kentucky sites it stands out most in summer (90th percentile) and lowest in fall (19th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.2 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 90th, summer 90th, fall 17th)
  • Kentucky: 97th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 90th, fall 19th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 81st percentile (spring 93rd, summer 46th, fall 32nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 13,429 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3,651 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3,137 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 475 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber

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.