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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.2259, -87.4142

Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (72nd percentile) and lowest in summer (39th). 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), 0.13 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 73rd, summer 90th, fall 21st)
  • Indiana: 54th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 39th, fall 50th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 60th percentile (spring 71st, summer 45th, fall 42nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 4,847 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3,227 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 1,229 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,654 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.