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Forage report for 39.4961, -84.6697

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in spring (58th percentile) and lowest in fall (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here); corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.42 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 78th, summer 89th, fall 36th)
  • Ohio: 60th percentile (spring 58th, summer 56th, fall 39th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 28th percentile (spring 84th, summer 21st, 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: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 581 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 304 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.