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Forage report for 39.5878, -74.4550
Estimated forage here is better than about 32% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in fall (85th percentile) and lowest in summer (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 2.1 mi E). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 51st percentile (spring 71st, summer 46th, fall 67th)
- New Jersey: 32nd percentile (spring 44th, summer 27th, fall 85th)
- Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 31st percentile (spring 49th, summer 25th, fall 73rd)
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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Blueberries: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi E, blooms early Apr – early May
- Blueberries: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early May
- Blueberries: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early May
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Blueberries: insecticides used on about 74% 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.
- Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.