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Forage report for 46.3914, -97.9063

Estimated forage here is better than about 62% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in summer (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.31 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 50th, summer 91st, fall 99th)
  • North Dakota: 62nd percentile (spring 94th, summer 48th, fall 83rd)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 47th percentile (spring 88th, summer 22nd, fall 84th)

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 Sep 15 — Soybeans, Dry Beans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,509 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 799 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 60 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 92 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Dry beans: about 127 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Sunflower: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

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.