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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 44.8099, -88.4476

Estimated forage here is better than about 53% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (83rd percentile) and lowest in spring (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.14 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 73rd percentile (spring 48th, summer 83rd, fall 77th)
  • Wisconsin: 53rd percentile (spring 33rd, summer 60th, fall 83rd)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 40th percentile (spring 45th, summer 51st, fall 54th)

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: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,364 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 160 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 147 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 67 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, 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), 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; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) 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.