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Forage report for 40.2228, -84.4824

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in summer (63rd percentile) and lowest in spring (38th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.15 mi N. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 59th, summer 92nd, fall 44th)
  • Ohio: 65th percentile (spring 38th, summer 63rd, fall 60th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 38th percentile (spring 66th, summer 35th, fall 83rd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Ohio, 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 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 9,966 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 6,840 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 952 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 133 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 228 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 1,407 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – late 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, Alfalfa; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers; light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 53% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • 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.