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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 45.4142, -92.0376

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.6 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.22 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 55th, summer 89th, fall 91st)
  • Wisconsin: 97th percentile (spring 45th, summer 88th, fall 98th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 94th percentile (spring 58th, summer 85th, fall 89th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Wisconsin, 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, Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 1,014 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 163 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 2,491 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 831 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 67 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 134 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, 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, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dry Beans; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dry Beans; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa; 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.