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Forage report for 41.6661, -96.6654

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Nebraska. Against other Nebraska sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.31 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 54th, summer 92nd, fall 50th)
  • Nebraska: 85th percentile (spring 96th, summer 75th, fall 32nd)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 36th percentile (spring 86th, summer 22nd, fall 68th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 5,168 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 743 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 4,381 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,784 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 2,870 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,933 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, 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); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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.