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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.7193, -75.0763

Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi N); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.15 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 58th, summer 79th, fall 42nd)
  • New Jersey: 54th percentile (spring 19th, summer 89th, fall 9th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 71st percentile (spring 9th, summer 92nd, fall 44th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 643 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 454 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 152 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 670 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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