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Forage report for 38.3313, -75.2147

Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 88th, summer 85th, fall 38th)
  • Maryland: 91st percentile (spring 82nd, summer 77th, fall 31st)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 90th percentile (spring 71st, summer 85th, fall 80th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 537 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 589 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 269 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,321 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 63% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.