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Forage report for 40.7081, -85.5658

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); popcorn and ornamental corn (nearest 1.0 mi NW, 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: 99th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 100th, fall 10th)
  • Indiana: 100th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 99th, fall 23rd)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 99th percentile (spring 35th, summer 97th, fall 23rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 13,623 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 6,040 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Popcorn and ornamental corn: about 225 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,286 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 93 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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