Bee forage check

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Forage report for 44.9505, -93.5251

Estimated forage here is better than about 10% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in spring (57th percentile) and lowest in summer (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 3.5 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 33rd percentile (spring 49th, summer 51st, fall 67th)
Minnesota: 10th percentile (spring 57th, summer 9th, fall 50th)
North Central Hardwood Forests: 3rd percentile (spring 46th, summer 3rd, fall 30th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Minnesota, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Aug 16 to Sep 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.