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Forage report for 44.5887, -68.7983

Estimated forage here is better than about 18% of sites in Maine. Against other Maine sites it stands out most in fall (87th percentile) and lowest in spring (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 2.0 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.17 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 20th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 43rd, fall 47th)
  • Maine: 18th percentile (spring 16th, summer 19th, fall 87th)
  • Acadian Plains and Hills: 20th percentile (spring 13th, summer 25th, fall 82nd)

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), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Blueberries: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi W, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

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

  • 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.