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Forage report for 45.1126, -95.9109

Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in fall (79th percentile) and lowest in spring (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 90th percentile (spring 41st, summer 92nd, fall 88th)
  • Minnesota: 76th percentile (spring 47th, summer 71st, fall 79th)
  • Western Corn Belt Plains: 33rd percentile (spring 75th, summer 21st, fall 100th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,269 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 516 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 165 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 308 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,160 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 117 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • 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.