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Forage report for 40.7516, -96.4210

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 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: 94th percentile (spring 59th, summer 93rd, fall 50th)
Nebraska: 93rd percentile (spring 97th, summer 79th, fall 32nd)
Western Corn Belt Plains: 68th percentile (spring 89th, summer 32nd, fall 68th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 397 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 1,464 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 393 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 547 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 1,480 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
Soybeans: about 181 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late 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): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.