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Forage report for 41.0900, -79.6849

Estimated forage here is better than about 55% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in summer (42nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.0 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.8 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.7 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 53rd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 53rd, fall 52nd)
Pennsylvania: 55th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 42nd, fall 57th)
Western Allegheny Plateau: 13th percentile (spring 12th, summer 61st, fall 85th)

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

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SW, 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, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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), Summer-flowering shrubs; 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.