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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 42.5487, -76.2898

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (94th percentile) and lowest in spring (41st). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.4 mi N); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 59th, summer 79th, fall 74th)
  • New York: 84th percentile (spring 41st, summer 90th, fall 94th)
  • Northern Allegheny Plateau: 96th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 94th, fall 96th)

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, Alfalfa, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 228 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 285 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 147 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 79 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms late Jun – early 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); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.