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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 40.9925, -98.9602

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in summer (60th percentile) and lowest in spring (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi N); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi S). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.34 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 85th, fall 65th)
  • Nebraska: 57th percentile (spring 37th, summer 60th, fall 44th)
  • Central Great Plains: 72nd percentile (spring 19th, summer 77th, fall 72nd)

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), Native wildflowers, Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 3,395 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 867 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 198 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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