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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.9725, -83.0040

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in fall (57th percentile) and lowest in summer (2nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.9 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.0 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.24 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 16th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 34th, fall 43rd)
  • Ohio: 0th percentile (spring 27th, summer 2nd, fall 57th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 0th percentile (spring 46th, summer 0th, fall 82nd)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 97% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.