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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.4214, -80.0813

Estimated forage here is better than about 53% of sites in Pennsylvania. Against other Pennsylvania sites it stands out most in summer (74th percentile) and lowest in fall (19th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 52nd percentile (spring 56th, summer 70th, fall 41st)
  • Pennsylvania: 53rd percentile (spring 25th, summer 74th, fall 19th)
  • Erie Drift Plain: 20th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 33rd, fall 23rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 122 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion; light amber

Things to watch

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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.