Bee forage check

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Forage report for 40.2392, -109.0088

Estimated forage here is better than about 36% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (69th percentile) and lowest in summer (27th). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.15 mi S.

Ranking

Continental US: 28th percentile (spring 44th, summer 45th, fall 83rd)
Colorado: 36th percentile (spring 69th, summer 27th, fall 68th)
Colorado Plateaus: 91st percentile (spring 96th, summer 85th, fall 98th)

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, Weedy mustards
Main flow: Apr 1 to Sep 15 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion; amber
Whole season (March to November): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; 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.