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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 47.6000, -97.0996

Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in fall (93rd percentile) and lowest in summer (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 1.0 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.48 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 88th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 89th, fall 100th)
  • North Dakota: 46th percentile (spring 70th, summer 40th, fall 93rd)
  • Lake Agassiz Plain: 40th percentile (spring 76th, summer 25th, 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 16 to Sep 15 — Dry Beans, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 661 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Dry beans: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Dry beans: about 187 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Dry beans: about 87 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Dry beans: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Dry beans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late Jul – late 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), Garden flowers; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Dry Beans, Sunflower, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); water white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Dry Beans, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); water white
  • Whole season (March to November): Dry Beans, Soybeans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white

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.