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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 39.9393, -105.2478

Estimated forage here is better than about 72% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (94th percentile) and lowest in summer (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.6 mi NE). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 48th percentile (spring 58th, summer 58th, fall 73rd)
  • Colorado: 72nd percentile (spring 94th, summer 45th, fall 50th)
  • High Plains: 61st percentile (spring 81st, summer 35th, fall 70th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi N, blooms early Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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