Bee forage check
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Forage report for 40.7641, -73.5270
Estimated forage here is better than about 33% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (71st percentile) and lowest in summer (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: peaches (nearest 3.0 mi NW); alfalfa (nearest 2.9 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.56 mi S. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 45th percentile (spring 60th, summer 57th, fall 62nd)
- New York: 33rd percentile (spring 44th, summer 29th, fall 71st)
- Northeastern Coastal Zone: 42nd percentile (spring 26th, summer 55th, fall 63rd)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New York, 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
- Peaches: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms early Apr – late Apr
- Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
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): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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 100% 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. Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025). 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.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
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.