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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.0126, -74.6739

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (95th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 1 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: 78th percentile (spring 55th, summer 86th, fall 45th)
  • New Jersey: 77th percentile (spring 16th, summer 95th, fall 13th)
  • Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens: 75th percentile (spring 20th, summer 93rd, fall 12th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 175 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 378 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,048 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 241 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 104 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.