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Forage report for 38.3935, -86.9419

Estimated forage here is better than about 23% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in summer (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.0 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi SE). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 91st, summer 77th, fall 48th)
  • Indiana: 23rd percentile (spring 93rd, summer 16th, fall 87th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 26th percentile (spring 94th, summer 17th, fall 88th)

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: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,873 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 718 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,879 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 108 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 86% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.