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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 46.5646, -100.0902

Estimated forage here is better than about 43% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (69th percentile) and lowest in summer (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); canola (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). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 87th percentile (spring 31st, summer 90th, fall 96th)
  • North Dakota: 43rd percentile (spring 69th, summer 44th, fall 46th)
  • Northwestern Glaciated Plains: 79th percentile (spring 68th, summer 78th, 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 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 806 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 715 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 202 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 70 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 283 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 135 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), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Canola; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Canola, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dry Beans; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Canola, Dandelion; extra light amber

Things to watch

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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.