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Forage report for 45.3089, -93.9873

Estimated forage here is better than about 51% of sites in Minnesota. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Minnesota sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 51st, summer 86th, fall 72nd)
  • Minnesota: 51st percentile (spring 59th, summer 53rd, fall 58th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 64th percentile (spring 51st, summer 67th, fall 39th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 170 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 237 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 367 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 197 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 697 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 185 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – early 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); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.