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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 45.2220, -91.1210

Estimated forage here is better than about 35% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (74th percentile) and lowest in summer (38th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.12 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 67th, summer 73rd, fall 57th)
  • Wisconsin: 35th percentile (spring 74th, summer 38th, fall 39th)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 69th percentile (spring 50th, summer 83rd, fall 80th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Soybeans, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 64 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 93 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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