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Honey bee forage in Evaro, Montana
Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Montana. Against other Montana sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (3rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.8 mi NW).
When is the honey flow in Evaro?
- First forage: Mar 16 (willows)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (snowberry, willows, huckleberries)
- Season ends: Sep 30
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Evaro, 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 26.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): willows, huckleberries, kinnikinnick, snowberry; dark amber
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, huckleberries, fireweed, native wildflowers; water white
- Fall honey (September to November): snowberry, fireweed, spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers; white
- Whole season (March to November): snowberry, willows, huckleberries, native wildflowers; amber
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 172 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep (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 Evaro
Mostly: Northern Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest; Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest; Middle Rocky Mountain Montane Douglas-fir Forest and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.14 mi NE; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.44 mi N.
How Evaro ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 60th | 44th | 79th | 50th |
| Montana | 81st | 94th | 79th | 3rd |
| Middle Rockies | 91st | 97th | 91st | 1st |
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 Evaro: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Arlee 7 mi · Wye 10 mi · Frenchtown 11 mi · Missoula 14 mi · East Missoula 14 mi · Bonner-West Riverside 15 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 Evaro (47.0739, -114.026); 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.