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Forage report for 40.6082, -103.8421

Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (61st). Biggest nearby bee crops: millet (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.29 mi W.

Ranking

Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 54th, summer 67th, fall 79th)
Colorado: 81st percentile (spring 91st, summer 61st, fall 61st)
High Plains: 74th percentile (spring 71st, summer 55th, fall 78th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Millet: about 211 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Millet: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Millet: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Millet: about 14 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Sorghum: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Aug
Sorghum: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early 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, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra 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.