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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 41.2856, -96.2858

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (41st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.3 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 59th, summer 89th, fall 62nd)
  • Nebraska: 77th percentile (spring 97th, summer 69th, fall 41st)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 18th percentile (spring 89th, summer 12th, fall 84th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 154 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 444 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 655 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 162 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 156 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 813 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Jul

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