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Forage report for 44.5296, -67.8946

Estimated forage here is better than about 12% of sites in Maine. Against other Maine sites it stands out most in fall (76th percentile) and lowest in spring (10th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 2.4 mi SE). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.22 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 18th percentile (spring 39th, summer 43rd, fall 38th)
  • Maine: 12th percentile (spring 10th, summer 17th, fall 76th)
  • Acadian Plains and Hills: 14th percentile (spring 8th, summer 24th, fall 68th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Blueberries: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SE, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi N, blooms early May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs; amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.