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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.3068, -75.8805

Estimated forage here is better than about 41% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in spring (63rd percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 80th, summer 71st, fall 31st)
  • Maryland: 41st percentile (spring 63rd, summer 52nd, fall 23rd)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 54th percentile (spring 47th, summer 71st, fall 71st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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