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Honey bee forage in Halliday, North Dakota
Estimated forage here is better than about 44% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in fall (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); buckwheat (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Halliday?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Jun 16 to Sep 15, peaking late Jul (buckwheat, canola, alfalfa)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Halliday, 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 20.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, canola, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): buckwheat, canola, alfalfa, sunflower; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): buckwheat, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), alfalfa, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): buckwheat, canola, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Canola: about 101 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Buckwheat: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Oct (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 Halliday
Mostly: Northwestern Great Plains Mixedgrass Prairie; Northwestern Great Plains Riparian Herbaceous; Western Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.04 mi W; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.06 mi W.
How Halliday ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 88th | 42nd | 88th | 100th |
| North Dakota | 44th | 88th | 36th | 92nd |
| Northwestern Great Plains | 97th | 92nd | 94th | 99th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 31% 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 Halliday: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Dodge 7 mi · Dunn Center 13 mi · Golden Valley 14 mi · Killdeer 19 mi · Zap 20 mi · Manning 22 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 Halliday (47.352, -102.3388); 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.