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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 38.4157, -87.3107

Estimated forage here is better than about 28% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in summer (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 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), 0.1 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 84th, summer 82nd, fall 21st)
  • Indiana: 28th percentile (spring 84th, summer 21st, fall 49th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 31st percentile (spring 87th, summer 23rd, 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 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 69 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 78 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 69 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 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, Dandelion; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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.