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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.6233, -87.2829

Estimated forage here is better than about 59% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (63rd percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 64th, summer 92nd, fall 20th)
  • Indiana: 59th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 48th, fall 48th)
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills: 65th percentile (spring 58th, summer 56th, fall 41st)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 3,407 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 4,028 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,224 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2,165 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 92 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,042 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug

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
  • 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, 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.