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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 39.2473, -106.2937

Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in fall (95th percentile) and lowest in spring (14th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.41 mi S. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 53rd percentile (spring 8th, summer 78th, fall 97th)
  • Colorado: 79th percentile (spring 14th, summer 86th, fall 95th)
  • Southern Rockies: 82nd percentile (spring 27th, summer 82nd, fall 93rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: May 1 — Dandelion, Willows, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Huckleberries
  • Season ends: Nov 15

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Willows, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Huckleberries, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fireweed, Huckleberries; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Huckleberries, Garden flowers; extra 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.
  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing 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.