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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 44.9319, -89.2100

Estimated forage here is better than about 63% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (87th percentile) and lowest in spring (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.24 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 58th, summer 82nd, fall 80th)
  • Wisconsin: 63rd percentile (spring 53rd, summer 59th, fall 87th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 51st percentile (spring 65th, summer 48th, fall 62nd)

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: Apr 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 195 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 101 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Clover/Wildflowers; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.