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Forage report for 43.6323, -113.3020

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Idaho. Against other Idaho sites it stands out most in fall (90th percentile) and lowest in summer (64th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 44th, summer 79th, fall 96th)
  • Idaho: 83rd percentile (spring 81st, summer 64th, fall 90th)
  • Middle Rockies: 94th percentile (spring 97th, summer 91st, fall 84th)

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: May 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Nov 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 159 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 2,336 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 2,158 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 34 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 135 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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