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Honey bee forage in Mammoth, Montana
Estimated forage here is better than about 12% of sites in Montana. Against other Montana sites it ranks highest in summer (37th percentile) and lowest in spring (8th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Mammoth?
- First forage: Apr 16 (willows)
- Main flow: Jun 16 to Sep 15, peaking early Aug (snowberry, huckleberries, native wildflowers)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Mammoth, 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 21.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): willows, native wildflowers, huckleberries, arrowleaf balsamroot; dark amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, huckleberries, native wildflowers, willows; dark amber
- Fall honey (September to November): snowberry, fireweed, native wildflowers, huckleberries; water white
- Whole season (March to November): snowberry, willows, native wildflowers, huckleberries; amber
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around Mammoth
Mostly: Middle Rocky Mountain Montane Douglas-fir Forest and Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe; Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.06 mi E; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.13 mi W.
How Mammoth ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 19th | 5th | 59th | 72nd |
| Montana | 12th | 8th | 37th | 24th |
| Middle Rockies | 27th | 39th | 39th | 19th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 57% 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 Mammoth: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Pony 7 mi · Harrison 12 mi · Silver Star 13 mi · Cardwell 14 mi · Whitehall 14 mi · Brandon 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 Mammoth (45.6692, -112.0177); 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.