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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.2442, -80.4237

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (19th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.3 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.18 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 76th, summer 52nd, fall 42nd)
  • Pennsylvania: 57th percentile (spring 85th, summer 40th, fall 19th)
  • Western Allegheny Plateau: 16th percentile (spring 14th, summer 58th, fall 31st)

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 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 108 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), 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.