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Forage report for 44.7964, -88.6905

Estimated forage here is better than about 44% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in summer and fall (56th percentile) and lowest in spring (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.1 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 51st, summer 81st, fall 65th)
  • Wisconsin: 44th percentile (spring 39th, summer 56th, fall 56th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 31st percentile (spring 52nd, summer 46th, fall 26th)

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: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2,338 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 121 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,068 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 136 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 197 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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