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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 43.8296, -87.8204

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 54th, summer 89th, fall 95th)
  • Wisconsin: 97th percentile (spring 44th, summer 86th, fall 99th)
  • Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains: 90th percentile (spring 69th, summer 61st, fall 98th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Sep 15 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,167 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 690 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 213 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 875 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 427 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 92 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – 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), 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); white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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.