Honey bee forage in East Dunseith, North Dakota

When is the honey flow in East Dunseith?

• First forage: Mar 16 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
• Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15, peaking late May (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
• Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster))
• Season ends: Oct 31

Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of East Dunseith, 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 28.

What the honey is made of

• Spring honey (March to June): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs; amber, likely to set over some months
• Summer honey (July and August): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), summer-flowering shrubs, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
• Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), alfalfa, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, likely to set over some months
• Whole season (March to November): early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, likely to set over some months

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 114 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Sep (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
• Canola: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
• Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Sep (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
• Peas: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Jul (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 East Dunseith

Mostly: Northwestern Great Plains Aspen Forest and Parkland; Western Great Plains Dry Bur Oak Forest and Woodland; Northern Tallgrass Prairie.

Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.1 mi NW; pond, lake or river 0.16 mi NW.

How East Dunseith ranks

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

About 79% 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.

Nearby

Dunseith 4 mi · Shell Valley 10 mi · Belcourt 13 mi · Overly 14 mi · St. John 15 mi · Green Acres 15 mi

All towns in North Dakota · 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 East Dunseith (48.8632, -100.0219); 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.