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Forage report for 44.7529, -92.7887

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (80th percentile) and lowest in summer (56th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.7 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.46 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 71st, summer 80th, fall 72nd)
  • Wisconsin: 72nd percentile (spring 80th, summer 56th, fall 74th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 4th percentile (spring 96th, summer 3rd, fall 95th)

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 3,619 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 139 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 177 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 58% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.