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Forage report for 44.8135, -71.8855
Estimated forage here is better than about 28% of sites in Vermont. Against other Vermont sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 2.0 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.
Ranking
- Continental US: 45th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 65th, fall 56th)
- Vermont: 28th percentile (spring 9th, summer 61st, fall 91st)
- Northeastern Highlands: 47th percentile (spring 20th, summer 71st, fall 94th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Vermont, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi W, blooms early Aug – late Aug
- Corn: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NW, blooms early Aug – late Aug
- Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms early Aug – late Aug
- Corn: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi W, blooms early Aug – late Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Things to watch
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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.