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Forage report for 41.3166, -96.3641

Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 48th, summer 79th, fall 54th)
  • Nebraska: 54th percentile (spring 91st, summer 53rd, fall 34th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 0th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 2nd, fall 73rd)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,599 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 183 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 319 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 2,829 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,031 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 197 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.