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Forage report for 45.0517, -87.3043
Estimated forage here is better than about 64% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (95th percentile) and lowest in summer (51st). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.9 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cherries (nearest 1.3 mi E); soybeans (nearest 0.9 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 2 things to watch (below).
Ranking
- Continental US: 77th percentile (spring 66th, summer 79th, fall 86th)
- Wisconsin: 64th percentile (spring 70th, summer 51st, fall 95th)
- North Central Hardwood Forests: 52nd percentile (spring 79th, summer 39th, fall 78th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Wisconsin, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Fall flow: Aug 16 to Sep 15 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
- Season ends: Oct 15
Bee crops nearby
- Corn: about 122 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
- Cherries: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi E, blooms early May – late May
- Soybeans: about 254 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
- Soybeans: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
- Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
- Corn: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Dandelion, Alfalfa; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans, Alfalfa; extra light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans; extra light amber
Things to watch
- Heavily developed. About 61% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 84% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
- No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.
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.