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Forage report for 40.0771, -80.7929

Estimated forage here is better than about 24% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in summer (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.7 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.9 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.8 mi SE, grown 1 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: 74th percentile (spring 94th, summer 54th, fall 49th)
  • Ohio: 24th percentile (spring 91st, summer 16th, fall 72nd)
  • Western Allegheny Plateau: 79th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 62nd, fall 70th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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.