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Forage report for 39.2138, -77.8774

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in West Virginia. Against other West Virginia sites it stands out most in summer (100th percentile) and lowest in spring (below the 1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.63 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 92nd, fall 23rd)
  • West Virginia: 100th percentile (spring 0th, summer 100th, fall 4th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 100th percentile (spring 1st, summer 100th, fall 14th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,473 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 911 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 556 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 344 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 110 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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