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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.6451, -76.3903

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Virginia. Against other Virginia sites it stands out most in summer (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 88th, summer 73rd, fall 19th)
  • Virginia: 93rd percentile (spring 86th, summer 91st, fall 33rd)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 66th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 72nd, fall 49th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 90 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

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