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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.3256, -76.0422

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.24 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 94th percentile (spring 36th, summer 96th, fall 14th)
  • Maryland: 99th percentile (spring 1st, summer 99th, fall 6th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 98th percentile (spring 1st, summer 100th, fall 34th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 4,837 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 348 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 620 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 369 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 390 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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