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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 38.1739, -75.8909

Estimated forage here is better than about 1% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in fall (99th percentile) and lowest in summer (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 24th percentile (spring 50th, summer 35th, fall 68th)
  • Maryland: 1st percentile (spring 10th, summer 4th, fall 99th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 2nd percentile (spring 5th, summer 39th, fall 99th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Oct 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi N, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers; 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.