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Forage report for 38.4619, -75.2037

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Delaware. Against other Delaware sites it stands out most in spring (75th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 76th, summer 88th, fall 25th)
  • Delaware: 90th percentile (spring 75th, summer 68th, fall 32nd)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 94th percentile (spring 37th, summer 92nd, fall 62nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Delaware, 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: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2,928 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 590 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 200 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,063 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 408 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late May – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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.