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Forage report for 39.6724, -74.2330
Estimated forage here is better than about 4% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it ranks highest in fall (40th percentile) and lowest in summer (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: blueberries (nearest 2.8 mi W); apples (nearest 3.5 mi W). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 3 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 19th percentile (spring 47th, summer 33rd, fall 56th)
- New Jersey: 4th percentile (spring 8th, summer 4th, fall 40th)
- Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 5th percentile (spring 10th, summer 5th, fall 34th)
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 Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Blueberries: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi W, blooms early Apr – early May
- Apples: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi W, blooms late Apr – early May
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion; 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
- Heavily developed. About 60% 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. 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.