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Forage report for 40.4572, -85.9317

Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in summer (68th percentile) and lowest in fall (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); popcorn and ornamental corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 51st, summer 96th, fall 21st)
  • Indiana: 82nd percentile (spring 51st, summer 68th, fall 48th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 68th percentile (spring 57th, summer 55th, fall 52nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Indiana, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 8,161 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 4,739 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 7,500 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3,980 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 96 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber

Things to watch

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