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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.0518, -89.1159

Estimated forage here is better than about 16% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (50th percentile) and lowest in summer (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 52nd percentile (spring 56th, summer 67th, fall 63rd)
  • Wisconsin: 16th percentile (spring 48th, summer 28th, fall 50th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 10th percentile (spring 61st, summer 15th, fall 22nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 752 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 93 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 137 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms late Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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