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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.6633, -76.0508

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in spring and fall (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.12 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 54th, summer 93rd, fall 20th)
  • Maryland: 97th percentile (spring 12th, summer 96th, fall 12th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 96th percentile (spring 7th, summer 98th, fall 51st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 439 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 869 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 114 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 315 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late May – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,296 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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.