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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.5397, -73.8735

Estimated forage here is better than about 66% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in spring (83rd percentile) and lowest in summer (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.8 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.5 mi E). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.19 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 75th, summer 61st, fall 64th)
  • New York: 66th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 43rd, fall 78th)
  • Northeastern Coastal Zone: 76th percentile (spring 79th, summer 68th, fall 72nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New York, 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 Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi E, 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, Garden flowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 57% 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.