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Forage report for 48.7668, -101.5171

Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in North Dakota. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other North Dakota sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sunflower (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.14 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 40th, summer 100th, fall 99th)
  • North Dakota: 94th percentile (spring 86th, summer 91st, fall 84th)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 94th percentile (spring 76th, summer 91st, fall 85th)

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 15 — Canola, Soybeans
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Soybeans, Sunflower
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 144 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 89 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 481 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 168 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Sunflower: about 116 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 371 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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