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Forage report for 41.1755, -80.4539

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in summer (71st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.8 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.24 mi N.

Ranking

Continental US: 71st percentile (spring 79th, summer 68th, fall 62nd)
Pennsylvania: 80th percentile (spring 88th, summer 71st, fall 87th)
Erie Drift Plain: 42nd percentile (spring 80th, summer 29th, fall 82nd)

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

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 205 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 182 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, 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, Dandelion, Soybeans, Garden flowers; 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), Garden flowers; 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.