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Forage report for 41.2828, -80.1861

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Pennsylvania. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Pennsylvania sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 71st, summer 77th, fall 61st)
  • Pennsylvania: 84th percentile (spring 78th, summer 86th, fall 85th)
  • Erie Drift Plain: 47th percentile (spring 65th, summer 53rd, fall 81st)

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 Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 91 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 160 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, 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), Soybeans; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) 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.