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Forage report for 41.4500, -84.7513

Estimated forage here is better than about 68% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in fall (76th percentile) and lowest in spring (42nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.16 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 63rd, summer 92nd, fall 50th)
  • Ohio: 68th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 64th, fall 76th)
  • Eastern Corn Belt Plains: 45th percentile (spring 71st, summer 35th, fall 87th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Ohio, 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 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 5,248 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 5,068 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,006 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 332 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 124 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,305 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.