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Forage report for 48.3447, -99.6885

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in summer and fall (62nd percentile) and lowest in spring (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.1 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); canola (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 22nd, summer 94th, fall 98th)
  • North Dakota: 60th percentile (spring 46th, summer 62nd, fall 62nd)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 43rd percentile (spring 44th, summer 45th, 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 — Canola, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 979 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 352 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 825 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.