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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 44.3308, -89.1631

Estimated forage here is better than about 14% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (60th percentile) and lowest in summer (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 50th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 67th, fall 66th)
  • Wisconsin: 14th percentile (spring 41st, summer 27th, fall 60th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 8th percentile (spring 54th, summer 14th, fall 29th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 353 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 206 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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