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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.7066, -85.4675

Estimated forage here is better than about 37% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (83rd percentile) and lowest in summer (26th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi SW, 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: 87th percentile (spring 84th, summer 85th, fall 32nd)
  • Indiana: 37th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 26th, fall 67th)
  • Interior Plateau: 92nd percentile (spring 25th, summer 93rd, fall 46th)

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 3,380 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 661 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 121 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

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; 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, 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.