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Forage report for 38.3400, -87.3487

Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in summer (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.21 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 78th, summer 89th, fall 30th)
  • Indiana: 50th percentile (spring 77th, summer 35th, fall 64th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 57th percentile (spring 79th, summer 40th, fall 60th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,117 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 986 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 285 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 455 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,348 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 367 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late Jun – 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); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra 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.