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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.5544, -69.6071

Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Maine. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Maine sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 60th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 68th, fall 70th)
  • Maine: 94th percentile (spring 87th, summer 87th, fall 96th)
  • Acadian Plains and Hills: 97th percentile (spring 89th, summer 95th, fall 95th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • 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 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi N, 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, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Garden flowers; extra 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.