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Forage report for 44.5946, -89.7722

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in spring (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 1 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: 77th percentile (spring 47th, summer 85th, fall 81st)
Wisconsin: 65th percentile (spring 30th, summer 68th, fall 89th)
North Central Hardwood Forests: 53rd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 60th, fall 65th)

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: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Soybeans
Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 214 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Corn: about 227 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Alfalfa: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – early Sep
Alfalfa: about 147 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Corn: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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