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Honey bee forage in Maysville, Colorado
Estimated forage here is better than about 30% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in summer (59th percentile) and lowest in fall (18th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.1 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Maysville?
- First forage: Apr 1 (willows)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 31, peaking late Jul (huckleberries, snowberry, willows)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Maysville, 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 Jun 5.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): willows, huckleberries, native wildflowers, native wildflowers; dark amber
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, huckleberries, summer-flowering shrubs, fireweed; extra light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): fireweed, snowberry, summer-flowering shrubs, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); white, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Whole season (March to November): huckleberries, willows, snowberry, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
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 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep (grown 4 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 Maysville
Mostly: Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest; Southern Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland; Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi W; pond, lake or river 0.9 mi N.
How Maysville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 25th | 22nd | 66th | 52nd |
| Colorado | 30th | 36th | 59th | 18th |
| Southern Rockies | 44th | 63rd | 50th | 22nd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 52% 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 Maysville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Garfield 4 mi · Poncha Springs 8 mi · Smeltertown 12 mi · Salida 12 mi · Bonanza 16 mi · Pitkin 17 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 Maysville (38.526, -106.2194); 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.