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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.4637, -87.5222

Estimated forage here is better than about 35% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (96th percentile) and lowest in spring (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); buckwheat (nearest 1.4 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 46th, summer 78th, fall 86th)
  • Wisconsin: 35th percentile (spring 30th, summer 49th, fall 96th)
  • Southeastern Wisconsin Till Plains: 5th percentile (spring 56th, summer 10th, fall 92nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: May 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2,521 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Sep
  • Corn: about 139 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Sep
  • Corn: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Sep

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): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra 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.