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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.6447, -69.4887

Estimated forage here is better than about 59% of sites in Maine. Against other Maine sites it stands out most in fall (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.3 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 37th percentile (spring 54th, summer 56th, fall 53rd)
  • Maine: 59th percentile (spring 59th, summer 52nd, fall 92nd)
  • Acadian Plains and Hills: 67th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 67th, fall 88th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 109 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.