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Forage report for 40.2942, -98.7325

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.25 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 48th, summer 91st, fall 47th)
  • Nebraska: 79th percentile (spring 91st, summer 73rd, fall 30th)
  • Central Great Plains: 92nd percentile (spring 48th, summer 89th, fall 46th)

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: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,987 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 6,151 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 5,594 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 219 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,208 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 826 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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