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Forage report for 37.4400, -105.5119

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in fall (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (85th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); peas (nearest 1.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.5 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi SE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 49th, summer 78th, fall 99th)
  • Colorado: 95th percentile (spring 85th, summer 86th, fall 98th)
  • Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 98th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 98th, 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, Weedy mustards, Willows
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Yellow starthistle, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Nov 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 290 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 809 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 393 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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