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Forage report for 46.7275, -101.5032

Estimated forage here is better than about 18% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (84th percentile) and lowest in summer (18th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sunflower (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi NE); soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 38th, summer 79th, fall 92nd)
  • North Dakota: 18th percentile (spring 84th, summer 18th, fall 22nd)
  • Northwestern Great Plains: 85th percentile (spring 87th, summer 84th, fall 68th)

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 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Sunflower, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sunflower: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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