Bee forage check

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Forage report for 39.4394, -104.9717

Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (56th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.6 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.24 mi SE.

Ranking

Continental US: 58th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 65th, fall 77th)
Colorado: 84th percentile (spring 97th, summer 56th, fall 56th)
Southwestern Tablelands: 96th percentile (spring 76th, summer 95th, fall 51st)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Dandelion
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.