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Forage report for 40.6592, -100.6234

Estimated forage here is better than about 55% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in summer (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.6 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 57th, summer 74th, fall 75th)
Nebraska: 55th percentile (spring 97th, summer 45th, fall 54th)
Central Great Plains: 70th percentile (spring 66th, summer 64th, fall 87th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 677 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 954 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 212 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 106 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 3,036 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Sorghum: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.