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Forage report for 42.1729, -75.8588

Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in summer (61st). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.3 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 70th, summer 67th, fall 70th)
  • New York: 70th percentile (spring 74th, summer 61st, fall 89th)
  • Northern Allegheny Plateau: 91st percentile (spring 98th, summer 76th, fall 91st)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; 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, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), 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.