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Forage report for 40.6119, -75.1725

Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (74th percentile) and lowest in fall (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (right here); sorghum (nearest 0.8 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.18 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 69th, summer 71st, fall 54th)
  • New Jersey: 50th percentile (spring 38th, summer 74th, fall 32nd)
  • Northeastern Highlands: 90th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 91st, fall 92nd)

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 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 637 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 185 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Corn: about 609 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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