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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.6694, -88.2352

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi W. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 55th, summer 89th, fall 83rd)
  • Wisconsin: 96th percentile (spring 45th, summer 88th, fall 93rd)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 92nd percentile (spring 58th, summer 85th, fall 72nd)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 7,493 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,288 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 287 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 118 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 332 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 55% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.