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Forage report for 34.7400, -78.7205

Estimated forage here is better than about 37% of sites in North Carolina. Against other North Carolina sites it ranks highest in fall (47th percentile) and lowest in spring (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 61st percentile (spring 83rd, summer 38th, fall 16th)
North Carolina: 37th percentile (spring 34th, summer 40th, fall 47th)
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 33rd percentile (spring 57th, summer 42nd, fall 41st)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
Corn: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Jun
Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms early May – early Jul
Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

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.