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Forage report for 38.2533, -87.3908

Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in summer (67th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, 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: 95th percentile (spring 46th, summer 96th, fall 7th)
Indiana: 76th percentile (spring 48th, summer 67th, fall 13th)
Interior River Valleys and Hills: 81st percentile (spring 34th, summer 78th, fall 11th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 4,403 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – early Aug
Corn: about 3,236 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Jul
Soybeans: about 1,497 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
Corn: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
Soybeans: about 105 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
Corn: about 540 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
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, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.