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Forage report for 34.5172, -77.9190

Estimated forage here is better than about 33% of sites in North Carolina. Against other North Carolina sites it stands out most in summer (60th percentile) and lowest in spring (18th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.22 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 58th percentile (spring 78th, summer 52nd, fall 8th)
  • North Carolina: 33rd percentile (spring 18th, summer 60th, fall 19th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 30th percentile (spring 41st, summer 54th, fall 14th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across North Carolina, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jun 30 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 93 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Corn: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

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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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.