Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 39.9273, -74.1332

Estimated forage here is better than about 43% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in fall (68th percentile) and lowest in summer (42nd). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 60th percentile (spring 76th, summer 57th, fall 62nd)
New Jersey: 43rd percentile (spring 55th, summer 42nd, fall 68th)
Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 42nd percentile (spring 59th, summer 37th, fall 56th)

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 Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Sep 30

What the honey would be made of

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