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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 42.9419, -73.1931

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Vermont. Against other Vermont sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in summer (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi N); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.18 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 81st, summer 63rd, fall 50th)
  • Vermont: 84th percentile (spring 94th, summer 45th, fall 81st)
  • Northeastern Highlands: 91st percentile (spring 95th, summer 60th, fall 89th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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.