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Forage report for 44.6362, -92.1938

Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in summer (83rd percentile) and lowest in spring (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.22 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 55th, summer 88th, fall 73rd)
  • Wisconsin: 90th percentile (spring 45th, summer 83rd, fall 77th)
  • Driftless Area: 80th percentile (spring 55th, summer 70th, fall 91st)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,062 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 245 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 2,001 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 528 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,481 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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