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Forage report for 43.6540, -83.4671

Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Michigan. Against other Michigan sites it stands out most in fall (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: dry beans (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.36 mi SE.

Ranking

Continental US: 91st percentile (spring 32nd, summer 91st, fall 99th)
Michigan: 94th percentile (spring 9th, summer 88th, fall 99th)
Huron/Erie Lake Plains: 55th percentile (spring 45th, summer 45th, fall 97th)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Jul 16 to Sep 15 — Dry Beans, Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Dry beans: about 3,940 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
Dry beans: about 432 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Sep
Dry beans: about 300 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Sep
Soybeans: about 248 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 222 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 523 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep

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): Dry Beans, Soybeans; water white
Fall honey (September to November): Dry Beans; water white
Whole season (March to November): Dry Beans, Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white

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.