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Forage report for 42.9418, -90.9704

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in spring (14th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 37th, summer 91st, fall 59th)
  • Wisconsin: 95th percentile (spring 14th, summer 96th, fall 41st)
  • Driftless Area: 88th percentile (spring 18th, summer 88th, fall 20th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Wisconsin, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 373 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,989 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 182 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 118 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,542 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 109 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Soybeans; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra 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.