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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.6110, -95.5322

Estimated forage here is better than about 51% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in fall (75th percentile) and lowest in summer (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.7 mi NE); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi S). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.15 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 55th, summer 85th, fall 84th)
  • Minnesota: 51st percentile (spring 64th, summer 50th, fall 75th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 66th percentile (spring 60th, summer 60th, fall 74th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 712 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 2,011 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 564 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 2,490 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 1,403 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,514 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.