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Forage report for 38.3914, -75.0730

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it ranks highest in fall (16th percentile) and lowest in spring and summer (below the 1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.9 mi NW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.0 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 6th percentile (spring 27th, summer 15th, fall 23rd)
  • Maryland: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 16th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 0th percentile (spring 1st, summer 15th, fall 58th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 60% 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.