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Honey bee forage in Ferryville, Wisconsin
Estimated forage here is better than about 7% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (52nd percentile) and lowest in summer (5th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 1.1 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.1 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Ferryville?
- First forage: Mar 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15, peaking early May (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 (fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Ferryville, 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 8.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs; 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, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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
- Soybeans: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Aug (grown 2 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 Ferryville
Mostly: Open water; North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland; Paleozoic Plateau Bluff and Talus Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.18 mi NW; open water 0.35 mi SW.
How Ferryville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 38th | 58th | 50th | 57th |
| Wisconsin | 7th | 52nd | 5th | 39th |
| Driftless Area | 1st | 64th | below the 1st | 17th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 58% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Ferryville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
De Soto 7 mi · Lynxville 7 mi · Mount Sterling 9 mi · Seneca 9 mi · Gays Mills 13 mi · Eastman 13 mi
All towns in Wisconsin · National map · How the scoring works
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 Ferryville (43.3533, -91.0957); 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.