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Forage report for 41.1380, -76.1333

Estimated forage here is better than about 19% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it ranks highest in spring (45th percentile) and lowest in summer (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.0 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 1.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.23 mi N.

Ranking

Continental US: 28th percentile (spring 61st, summer 37th, fall 46th)
Pennsylvania: 19th percentile (spring 45th, summer 12th, fall 31st)
Ridge and Valley: 6th percentile (spring 15th, summer 36th, fall 59th)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Dry beans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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