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Forage report for 44.5072, -95.4169

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in summer (81st percentile) and lowest in spring (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.39 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 39th, summer 94th, fall 65th)
  • Minnesota: 86th percentile (spring 45th, summer 81st, fall 46th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 54th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 39th, fall 87th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 3,143 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 2,233 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 931 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 1,586 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 195 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 3,802 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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