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Forage report for 39.8933, -83.4411

Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in fall (87th percentile) and lowest in spring (56th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); popcorn and ornamental corn (nearest 0.9 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.38 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 76th, summer 92nd, fall 57th)
  • Ohio: 76th percentile (spring 56th, summer 62nd, fall 87th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 62nd percentile (spring 83rd, summer 33rd, fall 92nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 9,892 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 2,094 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 5,766 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,347 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers; light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 79% 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.