Bee forage check

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Forage report for 39.0708, -107.1903

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in summer (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (50th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.8 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 63rd percentile (spring 39th, summer 80th, fall 73rd)
Colorado: 88th percentile (spring 59th, summer 91st, fall 50th)
Southern Rockies: 89th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 88th, fall 54th)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 1 — Willows, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15 — Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs, Willows
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Willows, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); amber
Summer honey (July and August): Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Snowberry, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Snowberry, Willows, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber

Things to watch

Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.