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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.9018, -76.4022

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (95th percentile) and lowest in spring (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.7 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.21 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 59th, summer 85th, fall 59th)
  • Pennsylvania: 92nd percentile (spring 36th, summer 95th, fall 79th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 92nd percentile (spring 11th, summer 96th, fall 94th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 728 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 160 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 312 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 186 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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