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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 46.3274, -84.5625

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Michigan. Against other Michigan sites it stands out most in fall (100th percentile) and lowest in spring (77th). Biggest nearby bee crops: clover and wildflowers (right here); corn (nearest 1.8 mi S). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.21 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 74th, summer 92nd, fall 100th)
  • Michigan: 100th percentile (spring 77th, summer 91st, fall 100th)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 100th percentile (spring 71st, summer 100th, fall 100th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 16 to Jul 15 — Clover/Wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 15 — Clover/Wildflowers
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Clover and wildflowers: about 101 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late May – late Oct
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late May – late Oct
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late May – late Oct
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late May – late Oct
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late May – late Oct
  • Clover and wildflowers: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi N, blooms late May – late Oct

What the honey would be made of

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