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Forage report for 48.3385, -102.2300

Estimated forage here is better than about 13% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (79th percentile) and lowest in summer (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.3 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi SW). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.18 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 35th, summer 73rd, fall 95th)
  • North Dakota: 13th percentile (spring 79th, summer 13th, fall 34th)
  • Northwestern Glaciated Plains: 45th percentile (spring 78th, summer 40th, fall 79th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Canola
  • Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Sep
  • Canola: about 172 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug

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