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Forage report for 41.0895, -84.4191

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in summer (85th percentile) and lowest in spring (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.1 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.17 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 49th, summer 98th, fall 45th)
  • Ohio: 96th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 85th, fall 61st)
  • Huron/Erie Lake Plains: 96th percentile (spring 66th, summer 80th, fall 37th)

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 7,846 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 409 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 3,346 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 892 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi E, blooms late 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): Clover/Wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra 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.