Why North Dakota leads US in honey production

For starters, the summers are not scorchers; for another, there is a good mix of crops, clover, etc., to help the bees create good honey. Man cannot live on Twinkies alone; bees cannot live on mono-crops.

North, South Dakota honey production

As word of the U.S. Agriculture stats spreads, I'm sure that we'll see these reports, state by state. Here is one from South Dakota.
And here's a story about the nation's leading honey producer, North Dakota.