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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.8475, -76.0821

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring (18th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.26 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 54th, summer 84th, fall 45th)
  • Pennsylvania: 83rd percentile (spring 18th, summer 93rd, fall 27th)
  • Northern Piedmont: 41st percentile (spring 6th, summer 85th, fall 28th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 168 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 188 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 189 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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