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Forage report for 42.6747, -76.8207

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 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: 86th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 89th, fall 71st)
  • New York: 99th percentile (spring 22nd, summer 99th, fall 90th)
  • Northern Allegheny Plateau: 100th percentile (spring 39th, summer 100th, fall 93rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 949 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 133 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 203 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 276 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 260 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa; 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.