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Forage report for 41.5523, -84.1416

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 0.8 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 65th, summer 91st, fall 61st)
  • Ohio: 66th percentile (spring 44th, summer 61st, fall 91st)
  • Huron/Erie Lake Plains: 61st percentile (spring 83rd, summer 46th, fall 50th)

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 11,435 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 9,736 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 155 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early May – early Oct

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Clover/Wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers; light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 73% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.