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Forage report for 39.4625, -87.4525

Estimated forage here is better than about 14% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (11th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi S, grown 2 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: 79th percentile (spring 89th, summer 71st, fall 51st)
  • Indiana: 14th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 11th, fall 90th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 18th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 13th, fall 93rd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Indiana, 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 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 161 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, 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; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.