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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 43.7933, -89.3327

Estimated forage here is better than about 13% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (55th percentile) and lowest in summer (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 1.0 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.0 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.1 mi NE). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.11 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 49th percentile (spring 51st, summer 67th, fall 64th)
  • Wisconsin: 13th percentile (spring 39th, summer 27th, fall 55th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 7th percentile (spring 51st, summer 15th, fall 25th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 104 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 113 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 124 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 147 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 120 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NE, 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), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, 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.