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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.3782, -77.6836

Estimated forage here is better than about 31% of sites in Maryland. Against other Maryland sites it stands out most in spring (71st percentile) and lowest in summer (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.14 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 61st, fall 50th)
  • Maryland: 31st percentile (spring 71st, summer 32nd, fall 60th)
  • Blue Ridge: 86th percentile (spring 25th, summer 98th, fall 89th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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