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Forage report for 46.0360, -99.3735

Estimated forage here is better than about 45% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (87th percentile) and lowest in summer (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 2.7 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.22 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 41st, summer 90th, fall 96th)
  • North Dakota: 45th percentile (spring 87th, summer 43rd, fall 46th)
  • Northwestern Glaciated Plains: 81st percentile (spring 86th, summer 77th, fall 85th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across North Dakota, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,801 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 403 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 635 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 397 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 525 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 172 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.