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Forage report for 39.1788, -87.3980

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (72nd percentile) and lowest in summer (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 93rd, fall 32nd)
  • Indiana: 81st percentile (spring 72nd, summer 52nd, fall 66th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 85th percentile (spring 71st, summer 61st, fall 63rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 4,725 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,315 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2,428 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,224 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,038 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 126 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.