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Forage report for 44.3024, -91.7062

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in summer (87th percentile) and lowest in spring (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.11 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 35th, summer 89th, fall 61st)
  • Wisconsin: 77th percentile (spring 12th, summer 87th, fall 44th)
  • Driftless Area: 64th percentile (spring 16th, summer 76th, fall 24th)

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 3,085 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 482 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 305 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 176 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.