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Forage report for 37.0876, -106.0149

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in summer and fall (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (88th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 86th percentile (spring 52nd, summer 86th, fall 99th)
  • Colorado: 100th percentile (spring 88th, summer 99th, fall 99th)
  • Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 100th percentile (spring 94th, summer 99th, fall 100th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Colorado, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Weedy mustards, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 1,710 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 356 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 187 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 161 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 401 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Weedy mustards, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Yellow starthistle; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.