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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 35.1914, -76.6624

Estimated forage here is better than about 64% of sites in North Carolina. Against other North Carolina sites it stands out most in summer (67th percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 89th, summer 57th, fall 9th)
  • North Carolina: 64th percentile (spring 58th, summer 67th, fall 23rd)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 55th percentile (spring 76th, summer 58th, fall 16th)

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: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 251 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Corn: about 184 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Soybeans: about 1,499 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 565 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Corn: about 503 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Corn: about 959 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms early May – early 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.