Bee forage check
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Forage report for 37.1460, -104.8691
Estimated forage here is better than about 26% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (54th percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.8 mi SE, 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: 22nd percentile (spring 37th, summer 51st, fall 55th)
- Colorado: 26th percentile (spring 54th, summer 34th, fall 22nd)
- Southern Rockies: 37th percentile (spring 89th, summer 26th, fall 25th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Colorado, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Apr 1 — Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Main flow: May 1 to Jul 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers
- Fall flow: Aug 16 to Aug 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
- Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Sep
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Rabbitbrush, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber
- Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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.