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Forage report for 40.7893, -74.6909
Estimated forage here is better than about 63% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in fall (85th percentile) and lowest in summer (58th). Biggest nearby bee crops: apples (nearest 0.4 mi N); peaches (nearest 1.0 mi SW); pumpkins (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 84th, summer 66th, fall 67th)
- New Jersey: 63rd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 58th, fall 85th)
- Northeastern Highlands: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 73rd, fall 99th)
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: Apr 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Apples: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Apr – early May
- Peaches: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late Apr – early May
- Pumpkins: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Oct
- Pumpkins: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Oct
- Corn: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
- Soybeans: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 51% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Apples: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025); Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2024); Strawberries: insecticides used on about 96% of surveyed US acres (2025); Sweet Corn: insecticides used on about 44% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
- 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.