Bee forage check

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Forage report for 41.0895, -72.3862

Estimated forage here is better than about 40% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (78th percentile) and lowest in summer (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: grapes (nearest 3.2 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 49th percentile (spring 66th, summer 52nd, fall 64th)
New York: 40th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 22nd, fall 78th)
Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 30th percentile (spring 38th, summer 31st, fall 64th)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Grapes: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
Grapes: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul

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 trees (locust, linden); light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), 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.