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Honey bee forage in Pine Point, Minnesota
Estimated forage here is better than about 27% of sites in Minnesota. Against other Minnesota sites it stands out most in spring (69th percentile) and lowest in summer (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: dry beans (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Pine Point?
- First forage: Mar 16 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15, peaking late May (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (dry Beans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), soybeans)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Pine Point, 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 23.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): dry Beans, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): dry Beans, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), soybeans; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dry Beans; extra 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
- Dry beans: about 890 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Sep (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Sunflower: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SE, blooms late Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Soybeans: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep (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 Pine Point
Mostly: Laurentian-Acadian Northern Hardwoods Forest; Open water; Laurentian-Acadian Alkaline Conifer-Hardwood Swamp.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.46 mi SW.
How Pine Point ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 62nd | 60th | 72nd | 77th |
| Minnesota | 27th | 69th | 33rd | 65th |
| Northern Lakes and Forests | 58th | 33rd | 76th | 95th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 78% 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 Pine Point: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Osage 8 mi · Wolf Lake 12 mi · Elbow Lake 13 mi · Park Rapids 17 mi · Twin Lakes 20 mi · Hubbard 21 mi
All towns in Minnesota · 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 Pine Point (46.9853, -95.4); 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.