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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 46.7591, -97.5551

Estimated forage here is better than about 59% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in summer (63rd percentile) and lowest in fall (41st). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 1.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.15 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 25th, summer 94th, fall 96th)
  • North Dakota: 59th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 63rd, fall 41st)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 42nd percentile (spring 50th, summer 47th, fall 54th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 9,907 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 781 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 349 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 163 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 994 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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