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Forage report for 37.6875, -106.5857
Estimated forage here is better than about 63% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in fall (82nd percentile) and lowest in spring (36th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi SE, grown 2 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: 43rd percentile (spring 22nd, summer 71st, fall 88th)
- Colorado: 63rd percentile (spring 36th, summer 69th, fall 82nd)
- Southern Rockies: 68th percentile (spring 64th, summer 62nd, fall 78th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Colorado, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Apr 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spring-flowering shrubs, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
- Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; 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.