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Forage report for 44.6125, -73.3549

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Vermont. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Vermont sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.3 mi NE); alfalfa (nearest 1.8 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sweet corn (nearest 3.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 1st percentile (spring 4th, summer 6th, fall 12th)
  • Vermont: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 9th)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Sep 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.