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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 40.7208, -99.3759

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (95th percentile) and lowest in fall (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.8 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.22 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 92nd, fall 48th)
  • Nebraska: 83rd percentile (spring 95th, summer 74th, fall 31st)
  • Central Great Plains: 94th percentile (spring 55th, summer 89th, fall 47th)

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
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 593 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,013 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 574 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 356 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 291 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 460 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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