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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.8700, -75.5768

Estimated forage here is better than about 48% of sites in Delaware. Against other Delaware sites it stands out most in spring (58th percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.29 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 67th, summer 86th, fall 20th)
  • Delaware: 48th percentile (spring 58th, summer 51st, fall 22nd)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 79th percentile (spring 19th, summer 88th, fall 52nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 852 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 144 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,293 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 542 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.