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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.6029, -89.8537

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.21 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 38th, summer 89th, fall 83rd)
  • Wisconsin: 86th percentile (spring 16th, summer 87th, fall 93rd)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 80th percentile (spring 24th, summer 84th, fall 73rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 749 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 447 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 190 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 131 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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