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Forage report for 38.4402, -75.5593

Estimated forage here is better than about 82% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in spring (73rd percentile) and lowest in fall (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here); corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.16 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 82nd, fall 46th)
  • Maryland: 82nd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 72nd, fall 48th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 82nd percentile (spring 57th, summer 83rd, fall 89th)

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), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Soybeans: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 90 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 163 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Watermelons, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra 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.