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Honey bee forage in No Name, Colorado
Estimated forage here is better than about 33% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in summer (55th percentile) and lowest in fall (10th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cherries (nearest 2.9 mi W); apples (nearest 2.1 mi W); alfalfa (nearest 1.7 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in No Name?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers)
- Main flow: May 16 to Jul 31, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of No Name, 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 21.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, dandelion, native wildflowers; 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
- Cherries: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi W, blooms early May – late May
- Apples: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi W, blooms early May – late May
- Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 5 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 No Name
Mostly: Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland; Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.11 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.14 mi NW.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 84% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (2025); Apples: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
How No Name ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 27th | 33rd | 64th | 44th |
| Colorado | 33rd | 48th | 55th | 10th |
| Southern Rockies | 47th | 83rd | 45th | 15th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 86% 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 No Name: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Glenwood Springs 3 mi · Cattle Creek 7 mi · Chacra 9 mi · Carbondale 12 mi · New Castle 13 mi · Mulford 13 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 No Name (39.5597, -107.2928); 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.