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Forage report for 41.1900, -83.7849

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in summer (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (15th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.26 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 25th, summer 99th, fall 21st)
  • Ohio: 92nd percentile (spring 15th, summer 91st, fall 23rd)
  • Huron/Erie Lake Plains: 91st percentile (spring 36th, summer 88th, fall 20th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 16,980 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 5,328 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 594 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 225 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early 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, Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra 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.