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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.3008, -75.9324

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in summer (100th percentile) and lowest in spring (below the 1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.38 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 99th, fall 16th)
  • Maryland: 100th percentile (spring 0th, summer 100th, fall 8th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 99th percentile (spring 0th, summer 100th, fall 41st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Clover/Wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,889 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 8,005 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 143 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 831 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 1,210 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 203 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clover/Wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clover/Wildflowers; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clover/Wildflowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Pumpkins; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clover/Wildflowers; white

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.