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Forage report for 40.7523, -75.1368

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.5 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 86th, fall 48th)
  • New Jersey: 84th percentile (spring 26th, summer 94th, fall 16th)
  • Ridge and Valley: 95th percentile (spring 19th, summer 97th, fall 63rd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across New Jersey, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 551 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,342 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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.