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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.7206, -86.6708

Estimated forage here is better than about 10% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in summer (2nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.6 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.6 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.16 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 97th, summer 36th, fall 24th)
  • Indiana: 10th percentile (spring 100th, summer 2nd, fall 56th)
  • Interior Plateau: 54th percentile (spring 98th, summer 20th, fall 29th)

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)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to May 31 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 141 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 126 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 125 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 109 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 117 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), 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.