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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.1172, -85.6969

Estimated forage here is better than about 36% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in fall (98th percentile) and lowest in summer (20th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 91st, summer 81st, fall 70th)
  • Indiana: 36th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 20th, fall 98th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 16th percentile (spring 94th, summer 10th, fall 98th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,698 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,993 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,483 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 160 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,312 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 84% 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.