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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.1115, -108.1255

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in summer (58th). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (nearest 1.1 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); safflower (nearest 0.8 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 47th percentile (spring 41st, summer 66th, fall 93rd)
  • Colorado: 72nd percentile (spring 62nd, summer 58th, fall 89th)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 95th percentile (spring 95th, summer 92nd, 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
  • Main flow: May 1 to Sep 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 250 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Canola: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Weedy mustards; light amber

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.