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Forage report for 39.6890, -86.6130

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in summer (64th percentile) and lowest in fall (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.15 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 54th, summer 95th, fall 18th)
  • Indiana: 79th percentile (spring 54th, summer 64th, fall 44th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 64th percentile (spring 61st, summer 51st, fall 48th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Indiana, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 6,701 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 6,372 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 191 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, 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); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.