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Forage report for 40.8630, -72.7869

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in summer (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 2.7 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); popcorn and ornamental corn (nearest 2.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.37 mi SW.

Ranking

Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 72nd, summer 63rd, fall 70th)
New York: 66th percentile (spring 76th, summer 50th, fall 89th)
Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 46th percentile (spring 50th, summer 49th, fall 81st)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Popcorn and ornamental corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug

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

Things to watch

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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.