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Forage report for 46.0054, -95.6874

Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in fall (84th percentile) and lowest in spring (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 45th, summer 90th, fall 93rd)
  • Minnesota: 70th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 63rd, fall 84th)
  • North Central Hardwood Forests: 94th percentile (spring 37th, summer 89th, fall 91st)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,120 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 197 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 826 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 343 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 155 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.