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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.0429, -87.7157

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (64th percentile) and lowest in fall (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 2 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: 93rd percentile (spring 65th, summer 92nd, fall 17th)
  • Indiana: 65th percentile (spring 64th, summer 51st, fall 39th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 72nd percentile (spring 60th, summer 59th, fall 32nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Indiana, 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 4,512 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 6,907 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,541 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early Jun – early 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; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.