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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.7591, -108.0874

Estimated forage here is better than about 91% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in fall (19th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.3 mi N); alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.6 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 58th, summer 78th, fall 53rd)
  • Colorado: 91st percentile (spring 94th, summer 87th, fall 19th)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 98th, fall 60th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 161 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 135 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 339 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dry Beans, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Garden flowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra 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.