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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.1675, -90.8063

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (97th percentile) and lowest in spring (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 50th, summer 88th, fall 90th)
  • Wisconsin: 93rd percentile (spring 36th, summer 85th, fall 97th)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 100th percentile (spring 18th, summer 100th, fall 99th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 277 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 159 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 125 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 461 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 243 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, 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), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Clover/Wildflowers, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); 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.