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Forage report for 47.3244, -97.7165

Estimated forage here is better than about 77% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in summer (66th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.34 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 97th percentile (spring 40th, summer 94th, fall 100th)
  • North Dakota: 77th percentile (spring 87th, summer 66th, fall 89th)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 78th percentile (spring 77th, summer 50th, fall 91st)

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 1 to Sep 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 4,464 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 591 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,777 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 1,673 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 3,184 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 805 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, 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); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Dry Beans; water white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Dry Beans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dry Beans; 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.