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Forage report for 43.4968, -112.4314

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Idaho. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Idaho sites. Expect a dearth from late May to early Aug. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.7 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 2.76 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 2nd, fall 0th)
  • Idaho: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)
  • Snake River Plain: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Native wildflowers
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Native wildflowers
  • Dearth: May 16 to Aug 15
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers
  • Summer honey (July and August): Native wildflowers
  • Fall honey (September to November): Native wildflowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rubber rabbitbrush; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Native wildflowers

Things to watch

  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
  • No mapped water within a mile. Plan to provide water. Small ponds, ditches, troughs and pools don't show on these maps.

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.