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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 46.0870, -100.6293

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in fall (below the 1st). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 1.3 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 1.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 1.3 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.15 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 23rd percentile (spring 38th, summer 52nd, fall 56th)
  • North Dakota: 0th percentile (spring 84th, summer 1st, fall 0th)
  • Northwestern Great Plains: 25th percentile (spring 87th, summer 35th, fall 1st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Canola: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 472 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 112 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Peas: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.