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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.5680, -74.2449

Estimated forage here is better than about 21% of sites in New Jersey. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other New Jersey sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.8 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 42nd percentile (spring 63rd, summer 47th, fall 53rd)
  • New Jersey: 21st percentile (spring 26th, summer 29th, fall 30th)
  • Northern Piedmont: 2nd percentile (spring 16th, summer 10th, fall 53rd)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 89% 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.