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Forage report for 45.0474, -91.2705

Estimated forage here is better than about 43% of sites in Wisconsin. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Wisconsin sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 59th, summer 78th, fall 63rd)
  • Wisconsin: 43rd percentile (spring 56th, summer 50th, fall 52nd)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 76th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 95th, fall 87th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 206 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 105 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; 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.