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Honey bee forage in Mooers, New York
Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (82nd percentile) and lowest in spring (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi S); alfalfa (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Mooers?
- First forage: Mar 16 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15, peaking late May (clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), alfalfa)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Mooers, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on May 18.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); white, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Corn: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug (grown 5 of the last 5 years)
- Alfalfa: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – early Sep (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Mooers
Mostly: Laurentian-Acadian Northern Hardwoods Forest; Laurentian-Acadian Alkaline Conifer-Hardwood Swamp; Laurentian-Acadian Pine-Hemlock Forest.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.07 mi W; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.08 mi NW.
How Mooers ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 62nd | 62nd | 72nd | 66th |
| New York | 65th | 48th | 76th | 82nd |
| Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands | 34th | 40th | 46th | 68th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 73% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Mooers: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Altona 6 mi · Champlain 8 mi · Chazy 10 mi · West Chazy 11 mi · Rouses Point 11 mi · Dannemora 18 mi
All towns in New York · National map · How the scoring works
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Mooers (44.9636, -73.5955); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.