Bee forage check

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Forage report for 40.8203, -74.4576

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in New Jersey. Against other New Jersey sites it stands out most in fall (96th percentile) and lowest in summer (79th). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.4 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 82nd percentile (spring 92nd, summer 73rd, fall 73rd)
New Jersey: 87th percentile (spring 89th, summer 79th, fall 96th)
Northern Piedmont: 80th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 54th, 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 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Jul 16 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
Season ends: Sep 30

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Garden flowers; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 82% 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.