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Honey bee forage and the honey flow in Minnesota

Across 916 towns in Minnesota, the main honey flow typically runs from about Jul 1 to Aug 31, peaking around Jul 23. First forage worth flying for comes around Apr 1, and the season ends around Oct 15. Few towns show a dearth in a typical year.

What makes the honey in Minnesota

Most common honey plants across the state's towns: clovers: white, alsike and red, soybeans, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), early trees (maple, willow, poplar), alfalfa.

Most common bee crops within flight range of towns: soybeans, corn, alfalfa, sunflower, dry beans, canola.

How the state's towns rank: the median town sits at the 83rd percentile of random land across the US.

State-wide figures are medians over the towns below, each scored at its Census center point. Your own spot can differ a lot; check it.

The national forage map over Minnesota: darker is more forage for honey bees. Tap anywhere for that spot's report, or open the national map.

Best and lowest of the state's sample

Of 3,000 random land points in Minnesota: the best is near Kennedy, MN (100th percentile in the US); the lowest is near Big Falls, MN. All notable spots.

Every town in Minnesota

916 cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated communities, each with its honey flow dates, honey plants, bee crops and ranking.

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    • Ada city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Adams city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Adrian city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Afton city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Aitkin city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Akeley city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Albany city · flow May 16 to Aug 31
    • Albert Lea city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Alberta city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Albertville city · flow May 1 to Aug 31
    • Alden city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Aldrich city · flow May 16 to Sep 15
    • Alexandria city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Alpha city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Altura city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Alvarado city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Amboy city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Andover city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Angle Inlet community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Annandale city · flow May 1 to Aug 31
    • Anoka city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Apple Valley city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Appleton city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Arco city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Arden Hills city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Argyle city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Arlington city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Ashby city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Askov city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Atwater city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Audubon city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Aurora city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Austin city · flow May 1 to Aug 31
    • Avoca city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Avon city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31

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    D

    • Dakota city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Dalton city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Danube city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Danvers city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Darfur city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Darwin city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dassel city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dawson city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dayton city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • De Graff city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Deephaven city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Deer Creek city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Deer River city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Deerwood city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Delano city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Delavan city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Delhi city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dellwood city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Denham city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Dennison city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dent city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Detroit Lakes city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Dexter city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dilworth city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dodge Center city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Donaldson city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 15
    • Donnelly city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Doran city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dover city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dovray city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dresbach community · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Duluth city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Dumont city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dundas city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dundee city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dunnell city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31

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    • Jackson city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Janesville city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Jasper city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Jeffers city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Jenkins city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Johnson city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Jordan city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31

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    • Oak Grove city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Oak Park Heights city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Oakdale city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Odessa city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Odin city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Ogema city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Ogilvie city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Okabena city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Oklee city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Olivia city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Onamia city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Ormsby city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Orono city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Oronoco city · flow May 1 to Aug 31
    • Orr city · flow Apr 16 to Jun 30
    • Ortonville city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Osage community · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Osakis city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Oslo city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Osseo city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Ostrander city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Otsego city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Ottertail city · flow May 1 to Sep 15
    • Owatonna city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31

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    Q

    • Quamba city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31

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    U

    • Ulen city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Underwood city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Upsala city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Urbank city · flow Jul 1 to Sep 15
    • Utica city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31

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    Estimates from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources · Other states.