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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.0942, -84.1039

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in fall (100th percentile) and lowest in spring (38th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 58th, summer 100th, fall 87th)
  • Ohio: 100th percentile (spring 38th, summer 99th, fall 100th)
  • Huron/Erie Lake Plains: 100th percentile (spring 76th, summer 99th, fall 83rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Clover/Wildflowers
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clover/Wildflowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 14,945 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Apr – late Sep
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Sep
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 446 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clover/Wildflowers, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clover/Wildflowers, Alfalfa; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clover/Wildflowers; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clover/Wildflowers, Alfalfa; white

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.