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Forage report for 39.4517, -75.2327

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.21 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 88th, summer 75th, fall 57th)
  • New Jersey: 83rd percentile (spring 81st, summer 84th, fall 44th)
  • Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 82nd percentile (spring 83rd, summer 82nd, fall 36th)

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 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 127 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 95 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 158 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 53% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.