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Forage report for 43.0787, -88.7706

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Wisconsin. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Wisconsin sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.8 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.21 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 65th, summer 86th, fall 69th)
  • Wisconsin: 84th percentile (spring 69th, summer 72nd, fall 67th)
  • Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains: 59th percentile (spring 85th, summer 34th, fall 47th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 272 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,021 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,048 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,925 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 61% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.