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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.4551, -83.1856

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in summer (79th percentile) and lowest in spring (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 55th, summer 97th, fall 38th)
  • Ohio: 93rd percentile (spring 36th, summer 79th, fall 42nd)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 94th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 67th, fall 77th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 9,195 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 9,298 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 4,154 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 128 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,127 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early 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
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.