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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.3232, -94.2038

Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in fall (65th percentile) and lowest in spring (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.34 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 81st percentile (spring 45th, summer 88th, fall 77th)
  • Minnesota: 54th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 56th, fall 65th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 71st percentile (spring 39th, summer 75th, fall 53rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 293 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 187 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 321 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 103 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 245 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Sunflower: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, 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, Sunflower, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; 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.