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Forage report for 39.4667, -107.2578

Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (63rd percentile) and lowest in fall (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 33rd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 59th, fall 67th)
  • Colorado: 46th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 47th, fall 40th)
  • Southern Rockies: 55th percentile (spring 94th, summer 36th, fall 44th)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 604 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 68 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 387 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 300 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spring-flowering shrubs, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • 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.