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Forage report for 41.4106, -87.2636

Estimated forage here is better than about 36% of sites in Indiana. Against other Indiana sites it stands out most in fall (94th percentile) and lowest in summer (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, 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: 87th percentile (spring 56th, summer 90th, fall 60th)
Indiana: 36th percentile (spring 56th, summer 39th, fall 94th)
Central Corn Belt Plains: 21st percentile (spring 84th, summer 17th, fall 88th)

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

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 302 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 935 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 376 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 366 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 370 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, 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); white
Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, 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.