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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.7924, -75.2475

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (52nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.0 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 87th, summer 85th, fall 59th)
  • New Jersey: 97th percentile (spring 78th, summer 94th, fall 52nd)
  • Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 97th percentile (spring 81st, summer 92nd, fall 42nd)

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: Apr 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 84 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 439 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug

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; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Squash, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; light amber

Things to watch

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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.