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Forage report for 41.0056, -97.6061

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in summer (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (11th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.12 mi W.

Ranking

Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 31st, summer 94th, fall 16th)
Nebraska: 84th percentile (spring 34th, summer 83rd, fall 11th)
Central Great Plains: 95th percentile (spring 17th, summer 94th, fall 19th)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 11,887 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 7,564 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 1,822 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 1,987 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 852 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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