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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.0162, -76.1524

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in spring (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 57th, summer 86th, fall 49th)
  • Pennsylvania: 93rd percentile (spring 29th, summer 96th, fall 40th)
  • Northern Piedmont: 70th percentile (spring 9th, summer 92nd, fall 38th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,471 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 127 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 369 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1,293 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, 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, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Pumpkins; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Dandelion; 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.