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Forage report for 41.2775, -79.8212

Estimated forage here is better than about 22% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in spring (50th percentile) and lowest in summer (15th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.3 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.3 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.11 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 32nd percentile (spring 62nd, summer 38th, fall 49th)
  • Pennsylvania: 22nd percentile (spring 50th, summer 15th, fall 41st)
  • Western Allegheny Plateau: 0th percentile (spring 2nd, summer 33rd, fall 68th)

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 trees (locust, linden), Spring-flowering shrubs
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs; 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; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.