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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.4487, -92.5570

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in fall (96th percentile) and lowest in spring (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.1 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.54 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 50th, summer 90th, fall 87th)
  • Wisconsin: 97th percentile (spring 37th, summer 90th, fall 96th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 93rd percentile (spring 50th, summer 87th, fall 81st)

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
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 2,780 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 234 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 175 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 501 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 660 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 175 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, 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), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Alfalfa, Dry Beans, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Dry Beans, Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Dry Beans; 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.