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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.7922, -87.0215

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Kentucky. Against other Kentucky sites it stands out most in summer (88th percentile) and lowest in spring (17th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 79th, summer 88th, fall 17th)
  • Kentucky: 88th percentile (spring 17th, summer 88th, fall 19th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 48th percentile (spring 80th, summer 36th, fall 33rd)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,157 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 161 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,437 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 262 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 95 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 887 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, 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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.