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North Carolina

Honey bee forage and the honey flow in North Carolina

Across 776 towns in North Carolina, the main honey flow typically runs from about Mar 1 to Jun 15, peaking around Apr 8. First forage worth flying for comes around Feb 1, and the season ends around Sep 30. Few towns show a dearth in a typical year.

What makes the honey in North Carolina

Most common honey plants across the state's towns: clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, garden flowers, soybeans, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard).

Most common bee crops within flight range of towns: soybeans, corn, cotton, sorghum, apples, sunflower.

How the state's towns rank: the median town sits at the 78th 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 North Carolina: 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 North Carolina: the best is near Davis, NC (99th percentile in the US); the lowest is near Rodanthe, NC. All notable spots.

Every town in North Carolina

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

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    • Dallas town · flow Feb 16 to May 31
    • Dana community · flow Mar 16 to Apr 15
    • Danbury town · flow Mar 1 to May 31
    • Davidson town · flow Mar 1 to Jun 15
    • Davis community · flow Feb 1 to May 31
    • Deep Run community · flow May 1 to Jul 15
    • Deercroft community · flow Feb 16 to May 31
    • Delco community · flow Feb 16 to Jun 15
    • Dellview town · flow Mar 1 to Jul 15
    • Delway community · flow Mar 16 to Jun 30
    • Denton town · flow Mar 1 to Jun 15
    • Denver community · flow Mar 1 to Jun 15
    • Dillsboro town · flow Mar 1 to May 31
    • Dobbins Heights town · flow Feb 16 to May 31
    • Dobson town · flow Apr 1 to Jul 31
    • Dortches town · flow Mar 16 to Jul 15
    • Dover town · flow Mar 1 to Jun 30
    • Drexel town · flow Mar 1 to May 31
    • Dublin town · flow Mar 1 to Jun 30
    • Duck town · flow Mar 1 to Jun 15
    • Dudley community · flow May 1 to Jul 15
    • Dundarrach community · flow May 1 to Jul 15
    • Dunn city · flow Mar 1 to Jul 15
    • Durham city · flow Mar 1 to Jun 15

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    • Zebulon town · flow Mar 1 to Jul 15

    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.