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Forage report for 48.3663, -101.5732

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (90th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 2 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 43rd, summer 93rd, fall 88th)
  • North Dakota: 61st percentile (spring 90th, summer 60th, fall 13th)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 45th percentile (spring 80th, summer 40th, fall 34th)

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 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Jul 31 — Canola
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 1,114 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 234 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 151 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 414 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 168 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.