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Forage report for 42.4419, -79.3329

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (80th). Biggest nearby bee crops: grapes (nearest 0.7 mi E); corn (nearest 1.5 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 2.0 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.25 mi SW. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 77th, fall 72nd)
  • New York: 90th percentile (spring 80th, summer 86th, fall 91st)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 73rd percentile (spring 76th, summer 63rd, fall 82nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New York, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Grapes: about 452 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Grapes: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Grapes: about 122 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Grapes: about 506 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Grapes: about 187 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Jul
  • Grapes: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 71% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025). 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.