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Forage report for 40.2352, -100.4209

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi SW); sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 59th, summer 80th, fall 56th)
  • Nebraska: 61st percentile (spring 98th, summer 55th, fall 36th)
  • Central Great Plains: 76th percentile (spring 69th, summer 72nd, fall 57th)

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 — Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 397 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 141 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 395 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 449 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Sorghum: about 205 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE, AH) 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.