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Forage report for 41.4102, -73.3136

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Connecticut. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Connecticut sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: apples (nearest 3.2 mi S); corn (nearest 1.5 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sweet corn (nearest 3.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.19 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 79th, summer 64th, fall 65th)
Connecticut: 83rd percentile (spring 84th, summer 82nd, fall 78th)
Northeastern Coastal Zone: 85th percentile (spring 87th, summer 78th, fall 73rd)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Apples: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi W, blooms late Apr – early May
Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Apples: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi W, blooms late Apr – early May
Apples: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi S, blooms late Apr – early May
Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Sweet corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NE, 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), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Garden flowers; light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 60% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.