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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.3266, -73.0808

Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Connecticut. Against other Connecticut sites it stands out most in fall (88th percentile) and lowest in spring (67th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 2.0 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 2.2 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); popcorn and ornamental corn (nearest 3.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 70th, summer 64th, fall 70th)
  • Connecticut: 78th percentile (spring 67th, summer 82nd, fall 88th)
  • Northeastern Coastal Zone: 76th percentile (spring 66th, summer 78th, fall 87th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Connecticut, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi NW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 84% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.