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Forage report for 41.1338, -102.9702

Estimated forage here is better than about 62% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in summer (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 1.4 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 69th, summer 75th, fall 81st)
  • Nebraska: 62nd percentile (spring 99th, summer 46th, fall 62nd)
  • High Plains: 92nd percentile (spring 92nd, summer 74th, fall 81st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 642 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 237 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 195 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 64% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.