Bee forage check

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Forage report for 45.3932, -93.3969

Estimated forage here is better than about 44% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in summer (42nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 68th, summer 78th, fall 82nd)
Minnesota: 44th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 42nd, fall 73rd)
North Central Hardwood Forests: 49th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 35th, fall 69th)

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: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Aug
Soybeans: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 78 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
Soybeans: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jun – 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans; extra 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.