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Forage report for 39.5214, -86.8000

Estimated forage here is better than about 30% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in fall (82nd percentile) and lowest in summer (24th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 85th, fall 43rd)
  • Indiana: 30th percentile (spring 81st, summer 24th, fall 82nd)
  • Interior Plateau: 89th percentile (spring 22nd, summer 91st, fall 83rd)

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: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 722 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,466 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 313 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

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, 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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.