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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.8294, -75.6193

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Virginia. Against other Virginia sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 79th, summer 86th, fall 15th)
  • Virginia: 99th percentile (spring 50th, summer 99th, fall 25th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 87th percentile (spring 44th, summer 88th, fall 38th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 464 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 106 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 148 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.