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Honey bee forage in Buffalo City, Wisconsin
Estimated forage here is better than about 4% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it ranks highest in fall (27th percentile) and lowest in summer (12th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.8 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Buffalo City?
- First forage: Mar 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31, peaking late Jul (soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Buffalo City, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on May 10.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), alfalfa; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Corn: about 285 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Soybeans: about 92 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Buffalo City
Mostly: Open water; North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland; North-Central Interior Floodplain Forest.
Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0 mi S; open water 0 mi S.
How Buffalo City ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 26th | 38th | 60th | 46th |
| Wisconsin | 4th | 15th | 12th | 27th |
| Driftless Area | below the 1st | 19th | 1st | 5th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Buffalo City: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Cochrane 1 mi · Alma 8 mi · Waumandee 10 mi · Fountain City 11 mi · Nelson 15 mi · Dodge 17 mi
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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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Buffalo City (44.2232, -91.8659); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.