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Forage report for 46.7713, -100.6906

Estimated forage here is better than about 26% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in summer (19th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.6 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi N.

Ranking

Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 56th, summer 79th, fall 94th)
North Dakota: 26th percentile (spring 97th, summer 19th, fall 30th)
Northwestern Glaciated Plains: 63rd percentile (spring 97th, summer 50th, fall 76th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across North Dakota, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Apr 16 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Corn: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Aug
Soybeans: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 104 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 39 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Soybeans: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
Corn: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Aug

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