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Forage report for 48.9107, -101.0199

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% 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 0.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); soybeans (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.23 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 39th, summer 97th, fall 99th)
  • North Dakota: 85th percentile (spring 85th, summer 80th, fall 82nd)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 87th percentile (spring 75th, summer 79th, fall 83rd)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Soybeans, Canola
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 482 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 3,020 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 1,764 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Soybeans: about 375 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 968 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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