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Forage report for 45.3273, -94.5451

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in fall (67th percentile) and lowest in spring (49th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.2 mi NW); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi E, grown 4 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: 84th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 89th, fall 78th)
  • Minnesota: 60th percentile (spring 49th, summer 61st, fall 67th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 82nd percentile (spring 31st, summer 85th, fall 56th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2,555 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 413 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 414 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 233 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 567 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 80 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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