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Honey bee forage and the honey flow in Idaho

Across 236 towns in Idaho, the main honey flow typically runs from about May 1 to Aug 31, peaking around Jul 8. First forage worth flying for comes around Mar 16, and the season ends around Oct 15. Few towns show a dearth in a typical year.

What makes the honey in Idaho

Most common honey plants across the state's towns: clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, snowberry, willows.

Most common bee crops within flight range of towns: alfalfa, corn, canola, dry beans, chickpeas, peas.

How the state's towns rank: the median town sits at the 74th percentile of random land across the US.

State-wide figures are medians over the towns below, each scored at its Census center point. Your own spot can differ a lot; check it.

The national forage map over Idaho: darker is more forage for honey bees. Tap anywhere for that spot's report, or open the national map.

Best and lowest of the state's sample

Of 3,000 random land points in Idaho: the best is near Bonners Ferry, ID (100th percentile in the US); the lowest is near Minidoka, ID. All notable spots.

Every town in Idaho

236 cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated communities, each with its honey flow dates, honey plants, bee crops and ranking.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y

    A

    • Aberdeen city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Acequia city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Albion city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • American Falls city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Ammon city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Arbon Valley community · flow May 16 to Sep 15
    • Arco city · flow May 16 to Sep 15
    • Arimo city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Ashton city · flow May 16 to Sep 15
    • Athol city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Avimor community · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31

    B

    C

    D

    • Dalton Gardens city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Dayton city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • De Smet community · flow Jun 16 to Jul 31
    • Deary city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Declo city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Dietrich city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Donnelly city · flow May 1 to Sep 15
    • Dover city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Downey city · flow May 16 to Aug 31
    • Driggs city · flow May 16 to Sep 30
    • Drummond city · flow Jun 1 to Sep 15
    • Dubois city · flow Apr 16 to Sep 15

    E

    • Eagle city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • East Hope city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Eden city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Elk City community · flow May 16 to Aug 15
    • Elk River city · flow May 16 to Aug 15
    • Emmett city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15

    F

    G

    H

    I

    J

    • Jerome city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Juliaetta city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15

    K

    • Kamiah city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Kellogg city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Kendrick city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Ketchum city · flow May 16 to Aug 15
    • Kimberly city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 31
    • Kooskia city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 15
    • Kootenai city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Kuna city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 31

    L

    M

    N

    O

    • Oakley city · flow May 1 to Aug 31
    • Oldtown city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Onaway city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Orofino city · flow May 1 to Jul 15
    • Osburn city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Oxford city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31

    P

    • Paris city · flow May 16 to Sep 15
    • Parker city · flow May 16 to Sep 15
    • Parkline community · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Parma city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Paul city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 31
    • Payette city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Peck city · flow May 1 to Jul 15
    • Pierce city · flow May 16 to Aug 15
    • Pinehurst city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Placerville city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Plummer city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Pocatello city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Ponderay city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Post Falls city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Potlatch city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Preston city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • Priest River city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Princeton community · flow May 1 to Jul 31

    R

    S

    T

    • Tensed city · flow Jul 1 to Jul 31
    • Teton city · flow May 16 to Aug 31
    • Tetonia city · flow Jun 1 to Sep 15
    • Troy city · flow May 1 to Jul 31
    • Twin Falls city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Tyhee community · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31

    U

    • Ucon city · flow May 16 to Aug 31

    V

    • Victor city · flow May 1 to Sep 15
    • Viola community · flow May 16 to Jul 31

    W

    • Wallace city · flow May 16 to Aug 15
    • Wardner city · flow Jun 1 to Aug 31
    • Warm River city · flow May 16 to Aug 15
    • Weippe city · flow Apr 16 to Jul 31
    • Weiser city · flow Apr 1 to Aug 15
    • Wendell city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 31
    • Weston city · flow Jul 1 to Aug 31
    • White Bird city · flow Apr 16 to Aug 15
    • Wilder city · flow Jun 16 to Aug 31
    • Winchester city · flow May 16 to Jul 31
    • Worley city · flow May 1 to Jul 31

    Y

    Estimates from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources · Other states.