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Honey bee forage in Lone Rock, Wisconsin
Estimated forage here is better than about 69% of sites in Wisconsin. Against other Wisconsin sites it stands out most in spring (74th percentile) and lowest in summer (56th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Lone Rock?
- First forage: Mar 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31, peaking early May (soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Lone Rock, 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 11.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): soybeans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs; 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, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): soybeans, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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 245 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 2,102 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms early Jul – early 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 Lone Rock
Mostly: North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland; North-Central Interior Floodplain Forest; Corn.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.28 mi NW; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.54 mi SW.
How Lone Rock ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 78th | 67th | 81st | 71st |
| Wisconsin | 69th | 74th | 56th | 72nd |
| Driftless Area | 53rd | 93rd | 34th | 84th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 51% 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 Lone Rock: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Gotham 5 mi · Avoca 6 mi · Spring Green 7 mi · Sextonville 8 mi · Plain 10 mi · Muscoda 12 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 Lone Rock (43.1857, -90.2013); 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.