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Forage report for 39.4026, -75.2801

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (95th percentile) and lowest in fall (7th). Biggest nearby bee crops: peaches (nearest 0.1 mi E); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi N); sweet corn (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 65th, summer 86th, fall 39th)
  • New Jersey: 86th percentile (spring 29th, summer 95th, fall 7th)
  • Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 85th percentile (spring 35th, summer 93rd, fall 7th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Peaches, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Peaches: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Mar – early Apr
  • Soybeans: about 441 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 289 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Peaches: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Mar – early Apr
  • Soybeans: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Soybeans, Peaches, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Peaches, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025); Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% 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.

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.