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Forage report for 39.9504, -74.7108

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (below the 1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NE, 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. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 94th percentile (spring 36th, summer 96th, fall 19th)
  • New Jersey: 100th percentile (spring 1st, summer 100th, fall 0th)
  • Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 100th percentile (spring 1st, summer 100th, fall 1st)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Jersey, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,414 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 474 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 258 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 246 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 122 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) 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.