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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.1821, -76.0633

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (58th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.18 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 77th percentile (spring 68th, summer 81st, fall 53rd)
  • Pennsylvania: 88th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 91st, fall 58th)
  • Northern Piedmont: 56th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 80th, fall 52nd)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 210 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 932 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 207 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul

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, Alfalfa, Dandelion; 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): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.