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Forage report for 39.1080, -108.3576

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: peaches (nearest 0.2 mi NW); grapes (nearest 0.6 mi E); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.38 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 57th percentile (spring 74th, summer 56th, fall 58th)
  • Colorado: 83rd percentile (spring 99th, summer 42nd, fall 25th)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 97th percentile (spring 100th, summer 88th, fall 68th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Peaches
  • Fall flow: Jul 16 to Aug 15 — Alfalfa, Garden flowers, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Peaches: about 751 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Peaches: about 130 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Peaches: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Peaches: about 66 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Peaches: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Apr – late Apr
  • Grapes: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late May – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Peaches, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Peaches, Alfalfa; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 84% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.