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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 43.4087, -72.4050

Estimated forage here is better than about 42% of sites in Vermont. Against other Vermont sites it stands out most in fall (86th percentile) and lowest in spring (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi N); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi E); soybeans (nearest 2.0 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.2 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 51st percentile (spring 61st, summer 64th, fall 52nd)
  • Vermont: 42nd percentile (spring 33rd, summer 52nd, fall 86th)
  • Northeastern Highlands: 60th percentile (spring 48th, summer 64th, fall 91st)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 78 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; 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.