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Forage report for 40.8792, -75.1846

Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in summer (69th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi E); soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.2 mi NW.

Ranking

Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 67th, fall 56th)
Pennsylvania: 71st percentile (spring 82nd, summer 69th, fall 71st)
Ridge and Valley: 65th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 83rd, fall 90th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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