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Forage report for 39.2876, -75.2355
Estimated forage here is better than about 11% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (3rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sweet corn (nearest 1.2 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 26th percentile (spring 41st, summer 50th, fall 70th)
- New Jersey: 11th percentile (spring 3rd, summer 32nd, fall 91st)
- Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain: 3rd percentile (spring 2nd, summer 52nd, fall 99th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Jersey, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Feb 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Soybeans: about 271 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
- Corn: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
- Soybeans: about 140 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
- Corn: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
- Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
- Soybeans: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Soybeans; extra light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Soybeans, Native wildflowers; light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024); Watermelons: insecticides used on about 38% of surveyed US acres (2024); Cucumbers: insecticides used on about 36% of surveyed US acres (2024). 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.
- Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE, VE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.
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.