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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.1314, -99.4547

Estimated forage here is better than about 69% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi SE); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.32 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 82nd percentile (spring 66th, summer 86th, fall 54th)
  • Nebraska: 69th percentile (spring 99th, summer 62nd, fall 35th)
  • Central Great Plains: 85th percentile (spring 79th, summer 78th, fall 55th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 841 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,835 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,457 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 194 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 496 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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