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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.0755, -90.3135

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (95th percentile) and lowest in spring (24th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 43rd, summer 87th, fall 86th)
  • Wisconsin: 77th percentile (spring 24th, summer 77th, fall 95th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 69th percentile (spring 35th, summer 72nd, fall 78th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 666 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,050 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 134 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 156 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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