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Forage report for 41.4213, -72.8941
Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Connecticut. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Connecticut sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: apples (nearest 1.9 mi NE); alfalfa (nearest 2.6 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.5 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.15 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 59th percentile (spring 74th, summer 58th, fall 63rd)
- Connecticut: 74th percentile (spring 75th, summer 71st, fall 74th)
- Northeastern Coastal Zone: 69th percentile (spring 76th, summer 60th, fall 66th)
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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Apples: about 210 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NE, blooms late Apr – early May
- Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
- Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
- Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi NW, 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), Summer-flowering shrubs; 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Apples: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
- 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.