Bee forage check
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Forage report for 46.6448, -92.1849
Estimated forage here is better than about 86% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.
Ranking
- Continental US: 83rd percentile (spring 90th, summer 79th, fall 47th)
- Wisconsin: 86th percentile (spring 100th, summer 51st, fall 28th)
- Northern Lakes and Forests: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 96th, fall 67th)
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)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Jul 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden)
- Season ends: Sep 30
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Sep
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Native wildflowers; amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Native wildflowers; 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.