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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.3449, -75.9695

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in fall (99th percentile) and lowest in summer (74th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 2.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 3.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 84th, summer 70th, fall 72nd)
  • Pennsylvania: 87th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 74th, fall 99th)
  • Northern Allegheny Plateau: 98th percentile (spring 100th, summer 82nd, fall 94th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, 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 70% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • 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.