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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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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 42.6664, -73.8000

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (98th percentile) and lowest in summer (81st). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.9 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.9 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.35 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 77th percentile (spring 79th, summer 74th, fall 80th)
  • New York: 92nd percentile (spring 89th, summer 81st, fall 98th)
  • Northeastern Coastal Zone: 95th percentile (spring 87th, summer 97th, fall 99th)

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: May 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 100% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.