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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.6635, -93.1811

Estimated forage here is better than about 45% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in spring (69th percentile) and lowest in summer (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 3 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 60th, summer 81st, fall 78th)
  • Minnesota: 45th percentile (spring 69th, summer 47th, fall 68th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 51st percentile (spring 68th, summer 47th, fall 58th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 1,057 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.