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Forage report for 48.9105, -103.7792

Estimated forage here is better than about 48% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in summer (58th percentile) and lowest in fall (5th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); lentils (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 20th, summer 93rd, fall 78th)
  • North Dakota: 48th percentile (spring 42nd, summer 58th, fall 5th)
  • Northwestern Glaciated Plains: 82nd percentile (spring 29th, summer 85th, fall 41st)

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
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 162 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 129 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Lentils: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, 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, Lentils, Soybeans, Alfalfa; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Canola, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Soybeans, Lentils; 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.