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Forage report for 39.9624, -74.2800
Estimated forage here is better than about 28% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in fall (71st percentile) and lowest in spring (28th). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 47th percentile (spring 64th, summer 53rd, fall 63rd)
- New Jersey: 28th percentile (spring 28th, summer 36th, fall 71st)
- Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 28th percentile (spring 34th, summer 32nd, fall 58th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Jersey, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Sep 15 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Oct 31
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 59% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
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.