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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.4573, -90.2874

Estimated forage here is better than about 9% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (58th percentile) and lowest in summer (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.0 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 2.4 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 42nd percentile (spring 61st, summer 57th, fall 37th)
  • Wisconsin: 9th percentile (spring 58th, summer 9th, fall 21st)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 25th percentile (spring 34th, summer 25th, fall 52nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Wisconsin, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.