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Forage report for 40.1852, -97.0841

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in summer (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 36th, summer 95th, fall 46th)
  • Nebraska: 90th percentile (spring 47th, summer 85th, fall 29th)
  • Central Great Plains: 98th percentile (spring 22nd, summer 96th, fall 44th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 4,974 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,825 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 757 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,678 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3,634 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 281 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.