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Forage report for 37.8573, -86.9934

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in Kentucky. Against other Kentucky sites it stands out most in summer (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 61st, summer 91st, fall 13th)
  • Kentucky: 92nd percentile (spring 4th, summer 93rd, fall 13th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 60th percentile (spring 54th, summer 55th, fall 21st)

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 410 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3,053 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 357 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 1,249 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,120 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, 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; white
  • 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); 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.