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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.4873, -79.0311

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Pennsylvania. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Pennsylvania sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 3.6 mi SW, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 12th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 28th, fall 13th)
  • Pennsylvania: 0th percentile (spring 1st, summer 0th, fall 1st)
  • North Central Appalachians: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 6th)

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)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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.