Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.0744, -104.8444

Estimated forage here is better than about 93% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in summer (81st). 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: 69th percentile (spring 56th, summer 76th, fall 93rd)
Colorado: 93rd percentile (spring 93rd, summer 81st, fall 89th)
Southwestern Tablelands: 98th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 98th, fall 99th)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers
Season ends: Oct 31

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), Spring-flowering shrubs; 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, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 54% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.