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Forage report for 42.7933, -72.4861

Estimated forage here is better than about 45% of sites in New Hampshire. Against other New Hampshire sites it stands out most in fall (83rd percentile) and lowest in summer (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.7 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 37th percentile (spring 59th, summer 49th, fall 47th)
  • New Hampshire: 45th percentile (spring 50th, summer 37th, fall 83rd)
  • Northeastern Highlands: 30th percentile (spring 39th, summer 19th, fall 86th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 94 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber

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.