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Forage report for 40.8430, -79.5450

Estimated forage here is better than about 63% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (83rd percentile) and lowest in fall (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.16 mi S.

Ranking

Continental US: 59th percentile (spring 74th, summer 60th, fall 51st)
Pennsylvania: 63rd percentile (spring 83rd, summer 56th, fall 53rd)
Western Allegheny Plateau: 28th percentile (spring 12th, summer 74th, fall 82nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Pennsylvania, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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