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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.4513, -83.4838

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in summer (70th percentile) and lowest in spring (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.24 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 58th, summer 95th, fall 48th)
  • Ohio: 79th percentile (spring 37th, summer 70th, fall 69th)
  • Huron/Erie Lake Plains: 75th percentile (spring 75th, summer 63rd, fall 39th)

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 12,796 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 139 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 92 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early 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); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa; 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, Alfalfa; extra light amber

Things to watch

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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.