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Forage report for 47.4773, -100.1244

Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in fall (83rd percentile) and lowest in summer (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.19 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 27th, summer 91st, fall 99th)
  • North Dakota: 50th percentile (spring 59th, summer 47th, fall 83rd)
  • Northwestern Glaciated Plains: 83rd percentile (spring 54th, summer 79th, fall 96th)

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 16 to Sep 15 — Soybeans, Sunflower
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 6,502 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 2,386 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 52 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Sunflower; amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Sunflower, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Sunflower, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.