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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.3337, -86.2210

Estimated forage here is better than about 10% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (90th percentile) and lowest in summer (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); popcorn and ornamental corn (nearest 0.5 mi E, 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: 75th percentile (spring 89th, summer 66th, fall 42nd)
  • Indiana: 10th percentile (spring 90th, summer 9th, fall 80th)
  • Interior Plateau: 54th percentile (spring 48th, summer 64th, fall 78th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Popcorn and ornamental corn: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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