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Forage report for 40.2172, -76.1685

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (below the 1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.36 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 88th, fall 41st)
  • Pennsylvania: 85th percentile (spring 0th, summer 98th, fall 17th)
  • Northern Piedmont: 46th percentile (spring 0th, summer 95th, fall 19th)

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 Jul 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 3,081 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 295 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 376 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • 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, Dandelion, Alfalfa; 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.