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Forage report for 44.1340, -73.1399

Estimated forage here is better than about 68% of sites in Vermont. Against other Vermont sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in spring (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 59th percentile (spring 58th, summer 73rd, fall 61st)
  • Vermont: 68th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 96th, fall 95th)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 28th percentile (spring 29th, summer 48th, fall 49th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Vermont, 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 Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 270 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 176 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 237 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans, Dandelion; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • 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.