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Forage report for 44.6704, -73.0099

Estimated forage here is better than about 40% of sites in Vermont. Against other Vermont sites it stands out most in fall (96th percentile) and lowest in spring (19th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 50th percentile (spring 57th, summer 65th, fall 62nd)
  • Vermont: 40th percentile (spring 19th, summer 61st, fall 96th)
  • Northeastern Highlands: 58th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 70th, fall 98th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Vermont, 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, 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, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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; extra 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.