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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 42.7638, -71.4332

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in New Hampshire. Against other New Hampshire sites it stands out most in fall (100th percentile) and lowest in spring (86th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sweet corn (nearest 2.9 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.3 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); strawberries (nearest 3.1 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 69th, summer 67th, fall 72nd)
  • New Hampshire: 97th percentile (spring 86th, summer 89th, fall 100th)
  • Northeastern Coastal Zone: 78th percentile (spring 60th, summer 86th, fall 91st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 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

  • Sweet corn: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Strawberries: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms early Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 80% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.