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Forage report for 41.4038, -75.6658
Estimated forage here is better than about 30% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (19th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 39th percentile (spring 55th, summer 53rd, fall 63rd)
- Pennsylvania: 30th percentile (spring 19th, summer 41st, fall 91st)
- Ridge and Valley: 16th percentile (spring 4th, summer 67th, fall 98th)
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
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 30 — Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Sep 30
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, Garden flowers, Dandelion, 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 97% 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.