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Forage report for 41.7665, -72.1876

Estimated forage here is better than about 35% of sites in Connecticut. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Connecticut sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: sunflower (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 33rd percentile (spring 61st, summer 42nd, fall 43rd)
  • Connecticut: 35th percentile (spring 36th, summer 34th, fall 34th)
  • Northeastern Coastal Zone: 24th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 20th, fall 21st)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Sunflower: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 141 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 63 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, 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): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber

Things to watch

  • 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.