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Forage report for 44.6711, -74.9832

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in fall (96th percentile) and lowest in spring (70th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.8 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.26 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 69th, summer 74th, fall 77th)
  • New York: 84th percentile (spring 70th, summer 80th, fall 96th)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 62nd percentile (spring 66th, summer 53rd, fall 92nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New York, 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 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 122 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SE, 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), Garden flowers; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; 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), Garden flowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 62% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • 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.