Bee forage check

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Forage report for 41.1766, -76.0885

Estimated forage here is better than about 11% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it ranks highest in spring (31st percentile) and lowest in summer (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.6 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 2.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.25 mi N.

Ranking

Continental US: 23rd percentile (spring 58th, summer 33rd, fall 41st)
Pennsylvania: 11th percentile (spring 31st, summer 4th, fall 18th)
Ridge and Valley: 2nd percentile (spring 9th, summer 26th, fall 42nd)

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)
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

Soybeans: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Corn: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 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, Native wildflowers; 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, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.