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Forage report for 48.0717, -99.2536

Estimated forage here is better than about 19% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (71st percentile) and lowest in summer (20th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 65th percentile (spring 33rd, summer 80th, fall 96th)
  • North Dakota: 19th percentile (spring 71st, summer 20th, fall 45th)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 1st percentile (spring 64th, summer 2nd, fall 57th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across North Dakota, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Sep 15 — Soybeans, Dry Beans, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 179 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 370 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Dry beans: about 84 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Dry beans: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Dry Beans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Dry Beans; extra light amber

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.