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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 43.5863, -89.0661

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in summer (94th percentile) and lowest in spring (5th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.1 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 27th, summer 91st, fall 57th)
  • Wisconsin: 87th percentile (spring 5th, summer 94th, fall 38th)
  • Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains: 64th percentile (spring 17th, summer 80th, fall 25th)

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 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 12,977 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 419 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 632 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,323 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

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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.