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Forage report for 43.5626, -88.9158

Estimated forage here is better than about 64% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in summer (70th percentile) and lowest in spring (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 77th percentile (spring 50th, summer 85th, fall 65th)
  • Wisconsin: 64th percentile (spring 37th, summer 70th, fall 56th)
  • Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains: 21st percentile (spring 62nd, summer 32nd, fall 39th)

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
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 3,161 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,332 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 4,732 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 816 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; 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, Soybeans, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.