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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.0782, -77.9002

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (78th percentile) and lowest in summer (51st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.13 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 55th percentile (spring 70th, summer 58th, fall 52nd)
  • Pennsylvania: 58th percentile (spring 78th, summer 51st, fall 56th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 47th percentile (spring 36th, summer 73rd, fall 80th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 124 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 107 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 105 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.