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Forage report for 41.6771, -73.0855
Estimated forage here is better than about 59% of sites in Connecticut. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Connecticut sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 2.2 mi E); pumpkins (nearest 1.9 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.19 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 47th percentile (spring 66th, summer 52nd, fall 55th)
- Connecticut: 59th percentile (spring 57th, summer 60th, fall 60th)
- Northeastern Coastal Zone: 45th percentile (spring 50th, summer 46th, fall 45th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Connecticut, 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 Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Blueberries: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms late Apr – late May
- Pumpkins: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Oct
- Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
- Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late 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, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Garden flowers; 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. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% of surveyed US acres (2025); Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2024). 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.
- No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.