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Forage report for 44.3086, -91.4195

Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in summer (78th percentile) and lowest in spring (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 87th, fall 70th)
  • Wisconsin: 71st percentile (spring 23rd, summer 78th, fall 70th)
  • Driftless Area: 57th percentile (spring 27th, summer 64th, fall 80th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 582 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 241 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 497 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Corn: about 201 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 208 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, 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, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.