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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.3242, -79.3402

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (76th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.34 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 80th, summer 73rd, fall 57th)
  • Pennsylvania: 85th percentile (spring 88th, summer 79th, fall 76th)
  • Western Allegheny Plateau: 82nd percentile (spring 19th, summer 93rd, fall 93rd)

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 Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 93 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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