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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.6991, -75.1465

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (94th percentile) and lowest in spring (49th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.41 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 85th, fall 63rd)
  • New Jersey: 92nd percentile (spring 49th, summer 94th, fall 72nd)
  • Ridge and Valley: 99th percentile (spring 45th, summer 96th, fall 98th)

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
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 140 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 380 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 436 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 54% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.