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Forage report for 37.6928, -75.7161

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Virginia. Against other Virginia sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.23 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 86th, summer 87th, fall 16th)
  • Virginia: 100th percentile (spring 76th, summer 99th, fall 27th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 94th percentile (spring 65th, summer 89th, fall 41st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 256 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 338 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 206 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 384 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 84 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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