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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.4108, -96.0000

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in summer (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.16 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 97th percentile (spring 44th, summer 97th, fall 35th)
  • Nebraska: 99th percentile (spring 86th, summer 91st, fall 23rd)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 96th percentile (spring 79th, summer 64th, fall 48th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,253 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 4,604 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2,344 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 383 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 199 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 357 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

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