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Forage report for 44.2662, -72.5702

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Vermont. Against other Vermont sites it stands out most in fall (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.6 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 2.6 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 61st percentile (spring 65th, summer 68th, fall 65th)
  • Vermont: 72nd percentile (spring 45th, summer 80th, fall 98th)
  • Northeastern Highlands: 81st percentile (spring 59th, summer 84th, fall 99th)

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 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – 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), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra 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.