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Forage report for 40.0780, -95.7279

Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 94th percentile (spring 67th, summer 92nd, fall 48th)
  • Nebraska: 94th percentile (spring 99th, summer 77th, fall 30th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 70th percentile (spring 94th, summer 26th, fall 65th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 411 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,075 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 2,136 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,402 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 672 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 185 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.