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Forage report for 44.7014, -67.4770

Estimated forage here is better than about 45% of sites in Maine. Against other Maine sites it stands out most in fall (86th percentile) and lowest in spring (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (right here). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 29th percentile (spring 48th, summer 55th, fall 46th)
  • Maine: 45th percentile (spring 39th, summer 51st, fall 86th)
  • Acadian Plains and Hills: 53rd percentile (spring 40th, summer 65th, fall 81st)

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: May 16 to Jun 30 — Blueberries, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Blueberries: about 136 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi S, blooms late May – early Jun
  • Blueberries: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NW, blooms late May – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Blueberries, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs, Blueberries, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.