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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.1983, -92.5316

Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (90th percentile) and lowest in spring (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 55th, summer 87th, fall 81st)
  • Wisconsin: 86th percentile (spring 45th, summer 77th, fall 90th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 80th percentile (spring 59th, summer 72nd, fall 68th)

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: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 550 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 179 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 147 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 276 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Dry beans: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

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