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Honey bee forage in Huntington Center, Vermont
Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Vermont. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Vermont sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.7 mi S); soybeans (nearest 0.8 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Huntington Center?
- First forage: Mar 16 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15, peaking late May (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Huntington Center, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on May 22.
What the honey is 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, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs, garden flowers; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Corn: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug (grown 5 of the last 5 years)
- Soybeans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Huntington Center
Mostly: Laurentian-Acadian Northern Hardwoods Forest; Laurentian-Acadian Pine-Hemlock-Hardwood Forest; Acadian-Appalachian Montane Spruce-Fir Forest.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.19 mi E; open water 0.19 mi E.
How Huntington Center ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 61st | 73rd | 66th | 43rd |
| Vermont | 73rd | 74th | 68th | 66th |
| Northeastern Highlands | 83rd | 81st | 76th | 82nd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 86% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Huntington Center: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Hanksville 2 mi · Huntington 3 mi · Bolton 7 mi · Hinesburg 8 mi · Richmond 8 mi · Waitsfield 10 mi
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Huntington Center (44.289, -72.9692); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.