Honey bee forage in Bridgeton, New Jersey

When is the honey flow in Bridgeton?

• First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
• Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31, peaking late Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, soybeans)
• Season ends: Sep 30

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Bridgeton, 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 Apr 20.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, soybeans, summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Fall honey (September to November): garden flowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, soybeans, garden flowers; extra 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

• Soybeans: about 441 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
• Peaches: about 115 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms late Mar – early Apr
• Corn: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Jul (grown 5 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 Bridgeton

Mostly: Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Hardwood Forest; Developed, open space (parks, large lots, lawns); Developed, low intensity (houses and yards).

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.12 mi SE; pond, lake or river 0.17 mi E.

Things to watch

• Heavily developed. About 80% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
• Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

How Bridgeton ranks

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

Nearby

Sunset Lake 2 mi · Laurel Heights 2 mi · Lakeside-Beebe Run 2 mi · West Park 2 mi · Gouldtown 2 mi · Silver Lake 3 mi

All towns in New Jersey · National map · How the scoring works

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 Bridgeton (39.4292, -75.2286); 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.