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Forage report for 41.8763, -80.7456

Estimated forage here is better than about 18% of sites in Ohio. Against other Ohio sites it stands out most in fall (93rd percentile) and lowest in summer (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi S); corn (nearest 1.5 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 71st percentile (spring 81st, summer 67th, fall 63rd)
  • Ohio: 18th percentile (spring 61st, summer 27th, fall 93rd)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 58th percentile (spring 91st, summer 28th, fall 61st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 52% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.