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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 45.8218, -91.0126

Estimated forage here is better than about 42% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (73rd percentile) and lowest in summer (41st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.7 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.24 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 67th, summer 75th, fall 64th)
  • Wisconsin: 42nd percentile (spring 73rd, summer 41st, fall 53rd)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 76th percentile (spring 50th, summer 88th, fall 87th)

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans; 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.