White sweet clover Melilotus alba. Desr. June-November 
Yellow sweet clover Melilotus officinalis May 20-June 15 
Cranberry Oxycoccus macrocarpus, 
Ait. ‘ 
mene June 15-August 15 
Soap bush Clethra alnifolia, L. Late July-Late August 
Sweet pepper bush f 
Rose mallow \ 
Swamp iaallow ‘ Hibiscus moscheutos, L. Late July-Early Sept. 
Ps saeeko needle Bidens. L. Spp. Mid August into Oct. 
t 
Shierecca Polygonum Pennsyl- 
Blackheart vanicum, L. Late August-Mid Oct. 
Heath aster \ 
White aster tts 
Sa Michaahans { Aster ericoides Late August-Mid Oct. 
daisy 
Goldenrod Solidago spp. Britton Late August-Mid Oct. 
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Early August-Late Aug. 
SurpLus Honey REcIons 
We may divide the State of New Jersey into three zones on the 
basis of surplus honey production. (Fig. 6). 
The first zone includes all of the southern and middle counties 
and the southern part of Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon. As 
a rule the surplus honey in this district comes from clover. There 
are occasional places, such as lowlands along large streams, where 
a second flow is harvested in late summer and early autumn. 
The second zone includes all north of the first with the excep- 
tion of Hudson County and a part of Bergen, Passaic, Essex and 
Union. In this district there are generally two distinct heavy honey 
flows: the first from clover, and the last from buckwheat and fall 
flowers, such as goldenrod, aster, etc. 
The third zone, which roughly includes the Passaic and Hacken- 
sack Valleys and the Raritan Valley below New Bruaswick, usually 
produces no surplus honey except in the fall. This fall surplus 
is gathered from goldenrod, aster, heartease, and mallows. 
The zone map is general and must not be taken as specific. 
Instances could be cited where a distance of three miles made the 
difference between a good surplus honey flow and no flow. There 
are districts within these zones which differ considerably from the 
general conditions of honey flow in the zone. To illustrate, there is 
a narrow area along the Delaware River from Burlington to Camden 
where no surplus from clover can be expected, but the Spanish 
Needles (Bidens spp.) furnish a fairly dependable fall surplus flow. 
Again there are areas in Hunterdon, Warren and Morris counties 
where an abundance of Sumac furnishes a splendid surplus honey 
flow in July. There are also limited areas in Hunterdon, Somerset, 
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