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Forage report for 39.7364, -85.5709

Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in spring (66th percentile) and lowest in summer (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 4 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: 91st percentile (spring 67th, summer 91st, fall 27th)
  • Indiana: 54th percentile (spring 66th, summer 43rd, fall 62nd)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 33rd percentile (spring 76th, summer 28th, fall 65th)

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 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 5,073 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 2,547 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 6,686 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,438 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 117 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 139 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul

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, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.