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Vermont

Honey bee forage and the honey flow in Vermont

Across 180 towns in Vermont, the main honey flow typically runs from about Apr 16 to Jul 15, peaking around May 23. First forage worth flying for comes around Mar 16, and the season ends around Oct 15. Few towns show a dearth in a typical year.

What makes the honey in Vermont

Most common honey plants across the state's towns: clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), soybeans.

Most common bee crops within flight range of towns: corn, alfalfa, soybeans, apples, sweet corn, buckwheat.

How the state's towns rank: the median town sits at the 52nd percentile of random land across the US.

State-wide figures are medians over the towns below, each scored at its Census center point. Your own spot can differ a lot; check it.

The national forage map over Vermont: darker is more forage for honey bees. Tap anywhere for that spot's report, or open the national map.

Best and lowest of the state's sample

Of 3,000 random land points in Vermont: the best is near Stratton Mountain, VT (78th percentile in the US); the lowest is near South Hero, VT. All notable spots.

Every town in Vermont

180 cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated communities, each with its honey flow dates, honey plants, bee crops and ranking.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W

    A

    • Albany village · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Alburgh village · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Algiers community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Arlington community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Ascutney community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31

    B

    C

    D

    • Danby community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Danville community · flow May 1 to Jul 15
    • Derby Center village · flow May 1 to Aug 31
    • Derby Line village · flow May 1 to Aug 31
    • Dorset community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15

    E

    F

    • Fair Haven community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Fairfax community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Fairlee community · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15

    G

    H

    I

    J

    K

    L

    • Lincoln community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Londonderry community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Lowell community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Ludlow village · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Lunenburg community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Lyndon community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Lyndon Center community · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Lyndonville community · flow May 1 to Jul 31

    M

    N

    O

    P

    • Pawlet community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Peacham community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Pittsford community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Plainfield community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Poultney village · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Pownal community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Pownal Center community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Proctor community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Proctorsville community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Putney community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15

    Q

    • Quechee community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15

    R

    • Randolph community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Readsboro community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Richford community · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Richmond community · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Rochester community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Rutland city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31

    S

    T

    • Townshend community · flow Apr 16 to Jun 30
    • Troy community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15

    U

    V

    W

    Estimates from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources · Other states.