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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.9911, -71.5284

Estimated forage here is better than about 49% of sites in New Hampshire. Against other New Hampshire sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in spring (10th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi W); soybeans (nearest 1.8 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.21 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 38th percentile (spring 48th, summer 62nd, fall 53rd)
  • New Hampshire: 49th percentile (spring 10th, summer 75th, fall 89th)
  • Northeastern Highlands: 33rd percentile (spring 13th, summer 55th, fall 91st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jul 31 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi S, blooms late Jul – 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, 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, Garden flowers; extra 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.