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Forage report for 39.8069, -82.2991

Estimated forage here is better than about 49% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in fall (77th percentile) and lowest in summer (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.27 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 75th, summer 86th, fall 51st)
  • Ohio: 49th percentile (spring 55th, summer 50th, fall 77th)
  • Erie Drift Plain: 80th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 78th, fall 56th)

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: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,350 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 567 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 138 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, 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, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; 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

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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.