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Forage report for 39.8603, -77.7004

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.3 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 65th, summer 87th, fall 45th)
  • Pennsylvania: 97th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 97th, fall 29th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 98th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 98th, fall 56th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 289 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 2,692 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 247 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 90 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 331 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.