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Forage report for 44.5675, -92.3082

Estimated forage here is better than about 21% of sites in Wisconsin. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Wisconsin sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 57th percentile (spring 54th, summer 74th, fall 60th)
  • Wisconsin: 21st percentile (spring 42nd, summer 40th, fall 42nd)
  • Driftless Area: 4th percentile (spring 51st, summer 11th, fall 22nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,165 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 541 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 171 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 2,016 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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