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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.2929, -79.3539

Estimated forage here is better than about 14% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in fall (90th percentile) and lowest in summer (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.29 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 52nd percentile (spring 70th, summer 55th, fall 60th)
  • Maryland: 14th percentile (spring 39th, summer 22nd, fall 90th)
  • Central Appalachians: 43rd percentile (spring 21st, summer 92nd, fall 97th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; 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.