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Forage report for 40.1994, -84.8203

Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in summer (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.0 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 69th, summer 93rd, fall 54th)
  • Indiana: 78th percentile (spring 69th, summer 53rd, fall 91st)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 63rd percentile (spring 78th, summer 38th, fall 90th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 14,565 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 11,787 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms late Apr – late Sep
  • Corn: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 65% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.