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Honey bee forage in Crouch, Idaho
Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Idaho. Against other Idaho sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.8 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Crouch?
- First forage: Mar 1 (willows, dandelion)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31, peaking late Jun (snowberry, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 (spotted and diffuse knapweed, snowberry)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Crouch, 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 8.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): willows, clovers: white, alsike and red, snowberry, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, asters; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): snowberry, clovers: white, alsike and red, willows, spotted and diffuse knapweed; 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 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug (grown 3 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 Crouch
Mostly: Northern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland and Savanna; Northern Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest; Middle Rocky Mountain Montane Douglas-fir Forest and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi SW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.18 mi S.
How Crouch ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 86th | 82nd | 84th | 74th |
| Idaho | 99th | 99th | 89th | 44th |
| Idaho Batholith | 99th | 100th | 84th | 33rd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Crouch: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Garden Valley 2 mi · Banks 8 mi · Placerville 12 mi · Smiths Ferry 14 mi · Horseshoe Bend 18 mi · Lowman 18 mi
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 Crouch (44.1154, -115.9758); 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.