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Forage report for 39.1205, -84.1375

Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.24 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 78th, fall 37th)
  • Ohio: 46th percentile (spring 84th, summer 40th, fall 40th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 9th percentile (spring 95th, summer 8th, fall 75th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,907 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 67 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, 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.