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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.2455, -103.3533

Estimated forage here is better than about 64% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in summer (32nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: sorghum (nearest 1.7 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.55 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 43rd percentile (spring 54th, summer 50th, fall 88th)
  • Colorado: 64th percentile (spring 91st, summer 32nd, fall 81st)
  • Southwestern Tablelands: 83rd percentile (spring 56th, summer 84th, fall 91st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Sep 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers
  • Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Sorghum: about 92 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul
  • Sorghum: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Native wildflowers, Dandelion; 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.