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Forage report for 43.1200, -76.2880

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (94th percentile) and lowest in spring (80th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.15 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 78th percentile (spring 74th, summer 78th, fall 74th)
  • New York: 93rd percentile (spring 80th, summer 89th, fall 94th)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 81st percentile (spring 77th, summer 70th, fall 87th)

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 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 181 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 151 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 146 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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, 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, Soybeans, Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 60% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.