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Forage report for 46.3650, -101.6386

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in North Dakota. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other North Dakota sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: sunflower (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.7 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 34th, summer 96th, fall 99th)
  • North Dakota: 81st percentile (spring 75th, summer 76th, fall 76th)
  • Northwestern Great Plains: 99th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 99th, fall 98th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 16 to Aug 31 — Sunflower
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Sunflower: about 290 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 268 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 128 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 246 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 467 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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