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Honey bee forage in Loghill Village, Colorado
Estimated forage here is better than about 18% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it ranks highest in spring (38th percentile) and lowest in summer (20th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Loghill Village?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15, peaking late May (clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (spotted and diffuse knapweed, rabbitbrush, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Loghill Village, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on May 23.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Loghill Village
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland; Western Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.04 mi E; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.37 mi SE.
How Loghill Village ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 15th | 24th | 42nd | 63rd |
| Colorado | 18th | 38th | 20th | 34th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 82nd | 79th | 83rd | 78th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 76% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Loghill Village: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Ridgway 3 mi · Portland 9 mi · Colona 9 mi · Ouray 13 mi · Telluride 18 mi · Sawpit 19 mi
All towns in Colorado · National map · How the scoring works
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Loghill Village (38.1994, -107.7753); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.