Bee forage check

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Forage report for 34.8911, -76.4770

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in North Carolina. Against other North Carolina sites it stands out most in spring and summer (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.25 mi N.

Ranking

Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 89th, fall 1st)
North Carolina: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 100th, fall 1st)
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 94th, fall 2nd)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 16 — Soybeans
Main flow: May 1 to Jun 30 — Soybeans
Season ends: Jul 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 13,857 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Apr – early Jul
Corn: about 3,172 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early May – early Jun
Corn: about 237 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
Corn: about 1,259 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms late Apr – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans
Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; amber
Whole season (March to November): Soybeans

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.