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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.9014, -84.5074

Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in summer (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 35th, summer 98th, fall 16th)
  • Ohio: 89th percentile (spring 22nd, summer 85th, fall 16th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 87th percentile (spring 38th, summer 78th, fall 42nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 11,544 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 6,212 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 304 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,776 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,300 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 137 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

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.