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Forage report for 47.5423, -101.2186

Estimated forage here is better than about 58% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in summer (61st percentile) and lowest in spring (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: sunflower (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); canola (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.21 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 92nd percentile (spring 23rd, summer 93rd, fall 98th)
  • North Dakota: 58th percentile (spring 50th, summer 61st, fall 60th)
  • Northwestern Glaciated Plains: 88th percentile (spring 40th, summer 86th, fall 90th)

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, Sunflower, Canola
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Sunflower: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 426 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,253 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sunflower: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 419 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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