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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.6907, -87.4778

Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (30th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 46th, summer 85th, fall 94th)
  • Wisconsin: 73rd percentile (spring 30th, summer 70th, fall 99th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 64th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 62nd, fall 93rd)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,110 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 266 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 218 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 138 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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