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Forage report for 44.8046, -74.8111

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in New York. Against other New York sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in summer (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 2.8 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 58th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 61st, fall 55th)
  • New York: 57th percentile (spring 77th, summer 43rd, fall 53rd)
  • Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands: 26th percentile (spring 74th, summer 14th, fall 32nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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