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Forage report for 45.3563, -90.7980

Estimated forage here is better than about 49% of sites in Wisconsin. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Wisconsin sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.31 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 60th, summer 80th, fall 67th)
  • Wisconsin: 49th percentile (spring 57th, summer 53rd, fall 61st)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 84th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 96th, fall 90th)

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 31 — Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 137 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, 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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Alfalfa, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); 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.