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Forage report for 43.8436, -95.4663

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in summer (86th percentile) and lowest in spring (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.18 mi SE.

Ranking

Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 23rd, summer 95th, fall 66th)
Minnesota: 86th percentile (spring 30th, summer 86th, fall 49th)
Western Corn Belt Plains: 55th percentile (spring 55th, summer 48th, fall 89th)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 16 — 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

Soybeans: about 4,629 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Corn: about 5,556 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 2,304 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Corn: about 3,489 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms late Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 506 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 144 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 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
Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra 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.