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Forage report for 39.8446, -82.6046

Estimated forage here is better than about 68% of sites in Ohio. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Ohio sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, 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. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 77th, summer 91st, fall 45th)
  • Ohio: 68th percentile (spring 57th, summer 59th, fall 61st)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 45th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 27th, fall 83rd)

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
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 4,360 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,603 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 397 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2,744 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,261 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 258 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra 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

  • 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.