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Forage report for 40.6259, -75.3668
Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in fall (97th percentile) and lowest in summer (68th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.4 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.4 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sweet corn (nearest 1.6 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.34 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 74th, summer 66th, fall 67th)
- Pennsylvania: 74th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 68th, fall 97th)
- Ridge and Valley: 69th percentile (spring 46th, summer 82nd, fall 99th)
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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
- Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
- Soybeans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug
- Corn: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
- Soybeans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
- Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Jul
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 94% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
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.