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Forage report for 42.5006, -77.5000

Estimated forage here is better than about 75% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (97th percentile) and lowest in spring (35th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 0.7 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 57th, summer 76th, fall 78th)
  • New York: 75th percentile (spring 35th, summer 85th, fall 97th)
  • Northern Allegheny Plateau: 92nd percentile (spring 61st, summer 91st, fall 98th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 90 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 148 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early May – early Oct
  • Peas: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late May – early Jul
  • Dry beans: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Clover/Wildflowers, Dandelion; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clover/Wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Clover/Wildflowers; extra 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.