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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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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 45.7682, -91.2160

Estimated forage here is better than about 45% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (78th percentile) and lowest in summer (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); clover and wildflowers (nearest 1.4 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.24 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 69th, summer 74th, fall 66th)
  • Wisconsin: 45th percentile (spring 78th, summer 40th, fall 59th)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 80th percentile (spring 56th, summer 86th, fall 89th)

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), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 73 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 504 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms late May – early Oct
  • Corn: about 105 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, 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), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Clover/Wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Alfalfa, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.