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Forage report for 41.3943, -85.5517

Estimated forage here is better than about 44% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in fall (72nd percentile) and lowest in spring (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 46th, summer 92nd, fall 36th)
Indiana: 44th percentile (spring 48th, summer 49th, fall 72nd)
Southern Michigan/Northern Indiana Drift Plains: 80th percentile (spring 34th, summer 78th, fall 18th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 6,280 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 7,214 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 436 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 1,077 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms late 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, 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.