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Forage report for 38.7259, -75.6296

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Delaware. Against other Delaware sites it stands out most in summer (100th percentile) and lowest in spring (3rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 94th percentile (spring 39th, summer 96th, fall 22nd)
  • Delaware: 100th percentile (spring 3rd, summer 100th, fall 26th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 98th percentile (spring 1st, summer 100th, fall 56th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 574 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,502 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 325 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,035 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,049 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 188 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
  • Fall honey (September to November): Watermelons, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.