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Forage report for 48.2334, -97.6740

Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in summer (63rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.22 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 96th percentile (spring 39th, summer 94th, fall 99th)
  • North Dakota: 71st percentile (spring 85th, summer 63rd, fall 75th)
  • Lake Agassiz Plain: 76th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 63rd, fall 65th)

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 Aug 31 — Soybeans, Sunflower
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 688 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 3,304 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 469 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Aug
  • Soybeans: about 617 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 343 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Dry beans: about 179 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Soybeans, Sunflower, Dry Beans, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Dry Beans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Whole season (March to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.