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Forage report for 46.8569, -91.1072

Estimated forage here is better than about 17% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it ranks highest in spring (49th percentile) and lowest in summer (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.8 mi S, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 53rd percentile (spring 56th, summer 70th, fall 52nd)
  • Wisconsin: 17th percentile (spring 49th, summer 31st, fall 33rd)
  • Northern Lakes and Forests: 39th percentile (spring 27th, summer 70th, fall 74th)

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: May 1 to Jul 15 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Sep
  • Corn: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi SE, blooms early Aug – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.