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Forage report for 48.8964, -100.9108

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in summer (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (31st). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.22 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 98th percentile (spring 20th, summer 99th, fall 95th)
  • North Dakota: 83rd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 85th, fall 31st)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 85th percentile (spring 41st, summer 86th, fall 49th)

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: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Canola, Soybeans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 194 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,424 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 200 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 217 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Canola, Soybeans, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion; white

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.