Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.7773, -73.1323

Estimated forage here is better than about 52% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (86th percentile) and lowest in summer (45th). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.44 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 55th percentile (spring 66th, summer 62nd, fall 69th)
New York: 52nd percentile (spring 59th, summer 45th, fall 86th)
Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 36th percentile (spring 36th, summer 46th, fall 76th)

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
Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Sep 30

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 55% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.