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Forage report for 41.2963, -73.4470

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Connecticut. Against other Connecticut sites it stands out most in spring (65th percentile) and lowest in summer (51st). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.7 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi SE.

Ranking

Continental US: 48th percentile (spring 70th, summer 48th, fall 52nd)
Connecticut: 60th percentile (spring 65th, summer 51st, fall 54th)
Northeastern Coastal Zone: 46th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 35th, fall 38th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Connecticut, 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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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