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Forage report for 45.1642, -96.1719

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in summer (82nd percentile) and lowest in spring (29th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 22nd, summer 95th, fall 87th)
Minnesota: 84th percentile (spring 29th, summer 82nd, fall 78th)
Northern Glaciated Plains: 40th percentile (spring 45th, summer 53rd, fall 31st)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 7,204 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jul – late Aug
Soybeans: about 589 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 703 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 2,200 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 669 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 90 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans
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

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.