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Honey bee forage in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania
Estimated forage here is better than about 12% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it ranks highest in spring (30th percentile) and lowest in summer (7th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 3.2 mi S); soybeans (nearest 3.4 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); pumpkins (nearest 3.3 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Nesquehoning?
- First forage: Mar 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30, peaking early May (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Nesquehoning, 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 9.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering shrubs, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), spring-flowering shrubs; 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 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug (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 Nesquehoning
Mostly: Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Central Appalachian Dry Oak Forest; Central Appalachian Oak Rocky Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.19 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.42 mi SW.
How Nesquehoning ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 23rd | 58th | 34th | 41st |
| Pennsylvania | 12th | 30th | 7th | 18th |
| Ridge and Valley | 2nd | 9th | 30th | 42nd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 91% 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 Nesquehoning: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Jim Thorpe 3 mi · Summit Hill 4 mi · Weatherly 4 mi · Lansford 5 mi · Beaver Meadows 6 mi · Coaldale 6 mi
All towns in Pennsylvania · 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 Nesquehoning (40.8781, -75.822); 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.