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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 43.1239, -88.3817

Estimated forage here is better than about 7% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it ranks highest in fall (49th percentile) and lowest in summer (11th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.7 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 36th percentile (spring 46th, summer 59th, fall 63rd)
  • Wisconsin: 7th percentile (spring 28th, summer 11th, fall 49th)
  • Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains: 0th percentile (spring 54th, summer 0th, fall 35th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans; 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.