Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 44.1814, -74.8703

Estimated forage here is better than about 55% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (6th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.15 mi S.

Ranking

Continental US: 57th percentile (spring 77th, summer 61st, fall 9th)
New York: 55th percentile (spring 85th, summer 42nd, fall 6th)
Northeastern Highlands: 74th percentile (spring 88th, summer 53rd, fall 8th)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 15 — Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Season ends: Aug 15

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber

Things to watch

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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.