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Forage report for 41.3645, -97.9727

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (42nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.31 mi N.

Ranking

Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 85th, fall 63rd)
Nebraska: 73rd percentile (spring 99th, summer 61st, fall 42nd)
Central Great Plains: 88th percentile (spring 85th, summer 78th, fall 68th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 237 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 580 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 905 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 3,822 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 101 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late 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), Soybeans; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

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.