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Forage report for 44.7729, -93.9178

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in spring (66th percentile) and lowest in summer (56th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi E); soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.17 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 84th percentile (spring 57th, summer 87th, fall 74th)
  • Minnesota: 58th percentile (spring 66th, summer 56th, fall 62nd)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 81st percentile (spring 63rd, summer 73rd, fall 47th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Minnesota, 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
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,679 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 278 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 234 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 63 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 2,059 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 52% 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.