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Forage report for 43.0946, -71.4562

Estimated forage here is better than about 64% of sites in New Hampshire. Against other New Hampshire sites it stands out most in fall (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (58th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.8 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sweet corn (nearest 3.7 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 45th percentile (spring 61st, summer 56th, fall 57th)
  • New Hampshire: 64th percentile (spring 60th, summer 58th, fall 92nd)
  • Northeastern Coastal Zone: 42nd percentile (spring 30th, summer 54th, fall 51st)

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, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Sweet corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.