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Honey bee forage in Parishville, New York
Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (24th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Parishville?
- First forage: Mar 16 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30, peaking late May (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden))
- Season ends: Sep 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Parishville, 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 20.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), spring-flowering shrubs, dandelion; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
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 74 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
- Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 2 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 Parishville
Mostly: Laurentian-Acadian Northern Hardwoods Forest; Northeastern North American Temperate Forest Plantation; Laurentian-Acadian Pine-Hemlock Forest.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.38 mi NW.
How Parishville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 57th | 74th | 61st | 32nd |
| New York | 54th | 82nd | 41st | 24th |
| Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands | 23rd | 79th | 13th | 3rd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 89% 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 Parishville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Colton 9 mi · Hannawa Falls 9 mi · Potsdam 10 mi · Winthrop 12 mi · Brasher Falls 13 mi · Norwood 13 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 Parishville (44.6297, -74.7927); 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.