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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.6225, -75.5709

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Delaware. Against other Delaware sites it ranks highest in fall (37th percentile) and lowest in summer (below the 1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 9th percentile (spring 31st, summer 25th, fall 28th)
  • Delaware: 0th percentile (spring 1st, summer 0th, fall 37th)
  • Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 0th percentile (spring 1st, summer 27th, fall 66th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.