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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.0868, -79.1256

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer and fall (89th percentile) and lowest in spring (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 1 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: 73rd percentile (spring 63rd, summer 79th, fall 62nd)
  • Pennsylvania: 83rd percentile (spring 52nd, summer 89th, fall 89th)
  • Central Appalachians: 99th percentile (spring 9th, summer 100th, fall 98th)

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: May 1 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 208 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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