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Honey bee forage in Gully, Minnesota
Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in summer (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 1.0 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Gully?
- First forage: Mar 16 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15, peaking late Jul (soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Gully, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on May 24.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): soybeans, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber, likely to set over some months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Soybeans: about 399 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Dry beans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Gully
Mostly: North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland; Eastern Great Plains Wet Meadow-Prairie-Marsh; Boreal-Laurentian Conifer Acidic Swamp and Treed Poor Fen.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.29 mi N; pond, lake or river 0.37 mi W.
How Gully ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 77th | 47th | 83rd | 97th |
| Minnesota | 46th | 56th | 48th | 91st |
| Lake Agassiz Plain | 9th | 89th | 6th | 41st |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 61% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Gully: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Trail 4 mi · Gonvick 6 mi · Clearbrook 10 mi · Oklee 12 mi · Fosston 14 mi · McIntosh 15 mi
All towns in Minnesota · National map · How the scoring works
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Gully (47.7684, -95.6229); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.