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Forage report for 43.7606, -84.5880

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in Michigan. Against other Michigan sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in spring (49th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.33 mi NE.

Ranking

Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 90th, fall 79th)
Michigan: 92nd percentile (spring 49th, summer 84th, fall 89th)
Huron/Erie Lake Plains: 50th percentile (spring 80th, summer 37th, fall 75th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 3,480 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 250 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 354 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 177 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Corn: about 423 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
Corn: about 103 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.