Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.9983, -105.0605

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in summer (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring (59th). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.39 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 70th percentile (spring 40th, summer 81st, fall 95th)
Colorado: 93rd percentile (spring 59th, summer 93rd, fall 91st)
Southern Rockies: 95th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 91st, 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion, Garden flowers; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Summer-flowering shrubs, Garden flowers; light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 78% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
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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.