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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 42.9524, -74.3709

Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (83rd percentile) and lowest in spring (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.7 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.13 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 75th, fall 66th)
  • New York: 74th percentile (spring 50th, summer 82nd, fall 83rd)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 44th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 57th, fall 69th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 240 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Sunflower: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.