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Forage report for 39.7919, -84.3202

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in fall (84th percentile) and lowest in summer (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (right here). 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: 89th percentile (spring 78th, summer 88th, fall 54th)
  • Ohio: 57th percentile (spring 58th, summer 53rd, fall 84th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 22nd percentile (spring 84th, summer 18th, fall 90th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 158 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 113 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,062 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 139 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,112 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, 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, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 56% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.