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Forage report for 44.0048, -90.5691

Estimated forage here is better than about 43% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (66th percentile) and lowest in spring (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.33 mi E.

Ranking

Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 57th, summer 79th, fall 69th)
Wisconsin: 43rd percentile (spring 50th, summer 51st, fall 66th)
Driftless Area: 21st percentile (spring 62nd, summer 25th, fall 70th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 249 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Corn: about 128 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jul – early Aug
Corn: about 398 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.