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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.3132, -84.6601

Estimated forage here is better than about 53% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in spring (67th percentile) and lowest in fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.16 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 85th, summer 85th, fall 39th)
  • Ohio: 53rd percentile (spring 67th, summer 48th, fall 45th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 15th percentile (spring 90th, summer 13th, fall 78th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Ohio, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 231 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 232 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,261 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber

Things to watch

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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.