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Forage report for 43.0417, -77.0949

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in New York. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other New York sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.8 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.8 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.3 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 78th, summer 80th, fall 72nd)
  • New York: 96th percentile (spring 89th, summer 91st, fall 92nd)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 92nd percentile (spring 88th, summer 76th, fall 84th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 284 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 156 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, 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), Garden flowers; 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, Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 76% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.