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Forage report for 40.4800, -75.7597

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (7th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.8 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.24 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 48th, summer 88th, fall 42nd)
  • Pennsylvania: 93rd percentile (spring 7th, summer 98th, fall 21st)
  • Ridge and Valley: 94th percentile (spring 2nd, summer 99th, fall 46th)

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
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2,730 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 749 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 220 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,851 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 475 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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): 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.