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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 47.8364, -100.6648

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (89th percentile) and lowest in summer (60th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); canola (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.2 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 95th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 93rd, fall 98th)
  • North Dakota: 67th percentile (spring 89th, summer 60th, fall 62nd)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 59th percentile (spring 79th, summer 41st, fall 67th)

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, Canola
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 2,661 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,329 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 275 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 79 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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