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Forage report for 44.8654, -69.9003

Estimated forage here is better than about 56% of sites in Maine. Against other Maine sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in spring (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.9 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 35th percentile (spring 50th, summer 58th, fall 49th)
  • Maine: 56th percentile (spring 46th, summer 59th, fall 89th)
  • Acadian Plains and Hills: 64th percentile (spring 48th, summer 75th, fall 85th)

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: Apr 16 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, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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