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Honey bee forage in Port Henry, New York
Estimated forage here is better than about 30% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in spring (52nd percentile) and lowest in summer (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 2.0 mi E); soybeans (nearest 2.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Port Henry?
- First forage: Mar 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15, peaking late May (clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Port Henry, 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 15.
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): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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 482 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 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 Port Henry
Mostly: Laurentian-Acadian Northern Hardwoods Forest; Open water; Laurentian-Acadian Pine-Hemlock Forest.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.23 mi S; pond, lake or river 0.24 mi E.
How Port Henry ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 43rd | 62nd | 52nd | 49th |
| New York | 30th | 52nd | 22nd | 41st |
| Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands | 8th | 43rd | 6th | 20th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 45% 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 Port Henry: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Witherbee 4 mi · Mineville 4 mi · Westport 10 mi · Elizabethtown 14 mi · Ticonderoga 14 mi · Schroon Lake 21 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 Port Henry (44.0454, -73.4613); 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.