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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.6238, -98.2370

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in summer (75th percentile) and lowest in fall (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.31 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 34th, summer 92nd, fall 46th)
  • Nebraska: 77th percentile (spring 39th, summer 75th, fall 29th)
  • Central Great Plains: 91st percentile (spring 19th, summer 90th, fall 45th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 754 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,411 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 195 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 3,205 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 265 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa, Dandelion; 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.