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Forage report for 41.0202, -84.3006

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in summer (89th percentile) and lowest in spring (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.13 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 99th, fall 33rd)
  • Ohio: 97th percentile (spring 28th, summer 89th, fall 36th)
  • Huron/Erie Lake Plains: 97th percentile (spring 60th, summer 86th, fall 29th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 10,465 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 2,872 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 118 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,568 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 168 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 226 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clover/Wildflowers, Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.