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Forage report for 42.7609, -77.2510

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (100th percentile) and lowest in spring (38th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (right here, 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: 91st percentile (spring 58th, summer 90th, fall 98th)
  • New York: 100th percentile (spring 38th, summer 99th, fall 100th)
  • Northern Allegheny Plateau: 100th percentile (spring 67th, summer 100th, fall 100th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 16 to Aug 31 — Clover/Wildflowers, Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Clover/Wildflowers
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 222 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early May – early Oct
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early May – early Oct

What the honey would be made of

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

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.