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Honey bee forage in Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, Pennsylvania
Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in summer (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.0 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Pocono Mountain Lake Estates?
- First forage: Mar 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30, peaking early May (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, 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), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, 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, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, garden flowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering shrubs; 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
- Soybeans: about 118 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early 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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates
Mostly: Northeastern Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest; Appalachian (Hemlock)-Northern Hardwood Forest.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.28 mi W; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.3 mi S.
How Pocono Mountain Lake Estates ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 57th | 73rd | 56th | 63rd |
| Pennsylvania | 60th | 83rd | 47th | 91st |
| North Central Appalachians | 98th | 99th | 95th | 98th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 75% 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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Pocono Ranch Lands 1 mi · Pine Ridge 1 mi · Saw Creek 5 mi · Birchwood Lakes 7 mi · Conashaugh Lakes 10 mi · Sunrise Lake 11 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 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates (41.1553, -74.9651); 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.