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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 42.5214, -114.8740

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Idaho. Against other Idaho sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (37th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.31 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 80th percentile (spring 22nd, summer 89th, fall 71st)
  • Idaho: 96th percentile (spring 49th, summer 99th, fall 37th)
  • Snake River Plain: 93rd percentile (spring 40th, summer 99th, fall 28th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Dry Beans
  • Season ends: Sep 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 7,734 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Dry beans: about 216 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 296 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Dry beans: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 106 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Alfalfa, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Peas; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Dry Beans; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Dry Beans, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Dry Beans, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; white

Things to watch

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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.