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Forage report for 44.7665, -88.8460

Estimated forage here is better than about 43% of sites in Wisconsin. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Wisconsin sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 56th, summer 80th, fall 64th)
  • Wisconsin: 43rd percentile (spring 47th, summer 53rd, fall 53rd)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 31st percentile (spring 60th, summer 42nd, fall 24th)

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
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 174 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 180 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 209 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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.