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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.7929, -74.9287

Estimated forage here is better than about 37% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in summer (52nd percentile) and lowest in fall (21st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 67th, summer 63rd, fall 50th)
  • New Jersey: 37th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 52nd, fall 21st)
  • Northeastern Highlands: 68th percentile (spring 64th, summer 61st, fall 88th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 272 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 315 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 234 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 427 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion; 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): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion; 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.