Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 38.7098, -105.1441

Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in fall (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (21st). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.42 mi W.

Ranking

Continental US: 37th percentile (spring 11th, summer 68th, fall 95th)
Colorado: 54th percentile (spring 21st, summer 63rd, fall 91st)
Southern Rockies: 61st percentile (spring 39th, summer 54th, fall 88th)

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, Willows, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Snowberry
Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Snowberry
Season ends: Nov 15

What the honey would be made of

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