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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 44.8666, -89.2103

Estimated forage here is better than about 42% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (60th percentile) and lowest in summer (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi S); soybeans (nearest 0.8 mi E, 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 61st, summer 77th, fall 65th)
  • Wisconsin: 42nd percentile (spring 60th, summer 47th, fall 57th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 29th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 34th, fall 27th)

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)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), 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.