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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.1706, -88.8962

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in summer (85th percentile) and lowest in spring (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (right here, grown 4 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: 78th percentile (spring 24th, summer 88th, fall 69th)
  • Wisconsin: 67th percentile (spring 4th, summer 85th, fall 66th)
  • Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains: 24th percentile (spring 13th, summer 57th, fall 47th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 499 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 2,241 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 124 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 174 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 181 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 191 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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