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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.1192, -107.6372

Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in summer (74th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.19 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 71st percentile (spring 66th, summer 73rd, fall 87th)
  • Colorado: 94th percentile (spring 98th, summer 74th, fall 77th)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 95th, fall 99th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Sep 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SW, blooms late Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.