Bee forage check

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Forage report for 39.9237, -105.8064

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in fall (88th percentile) and lowest in spring (39th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.4 mi N, 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: 53rd percentile (spring 25th, summer 77th, fall 92nd)
Colorado: 80th percentile (spring 39th, summer 83rd, fall 88th)
Southern Rockies: 82nd percentile (spring 68th, summer 79th, fall 84th)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 1 — Willows, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: May 16 to Aug 31 — Snowberry, Native wildflowers, Willows
Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Snowberry, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Fireweed
Season ends: Nov 15

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi N, blooms late Jul – early Oct

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Willows, Dandelion, Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red; amber
Summer honey (July and August): Snowberry, Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Huckleberries; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Snowberry, Fireweed, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion; extra light amber
Whole season (March to November): Snowberry, Native wildflowers, Willows, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.