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Forage report for 48.9718, -101.2814

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in North Dakota. Against other North Dakota sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (63rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); canola (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.12 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 99th percentile (spring 47th, summer 97th, fall 98th)
  • North Dakota: 85th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 79th, fall 63rd)
  • Northern Glaciated Plains: 87th percentile (spring 86th, summer 77th, fall 68th)

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
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Canola, Soybeans
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Soybeans
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 1,293 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 96 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Soybeans: about 1,742 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Canola: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Canola: about 380 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Canola, Peas; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Canola, Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Canola, Soybeans, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; white

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.