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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.0964, -79.8831

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (90th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.0 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.3 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 57th percentile (spring 81st, summer 47th, fall 38th)
  • Pennsylvania: 60th percentile (spring 90th, summer 32nd, fall 13th)
  • Western Allegheny Plateau: 22nd percentile (spring 22nd, summer 50th, fall 16th)

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), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – 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 trees (locust, linden); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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.