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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.3618, -79.4701

Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (92nd percentile) and lowest in fall (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 70th, summer 82nd, fall 43rd)
  • Pennsylvania: 91st percentile (spring 77th, summer 92nd, fall 23rd)
  • Western Allegheny Plateau: 93rd percentile (spring 9th, summer 99th, fall 38th)

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, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 291 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 282 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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