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Forage report for 46.4843, -100.2802

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in fall (80th percentile) and lowest in spring (70th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 96th, fall 99th)
  • North Dakota: 79th percentile (spring 70th, summer 74th, fall 80th)
  • Northwestern Glaciated Plains: 94th percentile (spring 69th, summer 91st, fall 96th)

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 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 16 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Sunflower
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,278 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,958 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,906 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 1,148 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Sunflower: about 69 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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, Sunflower, Dry Beans; amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Sunflower, Dry Beans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Sunflower, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.