Bee forage check

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Forage report for 44.2606, -114.3848

Estimated forage here is better than about 20% of sites in Idaho. Against other Idaho sites it stands out most in fall (58th percentile) and lowest in spring (16th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.7 mi E, grown 2 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: 20th percentile (spring 6th, summer 57th, fall 82nd)
Idaho: 20th percentile (spring 16th, summer 25th, fall 58th)
Middle Rockies: 30th percentile (spring 43rd, summer 32nd, fall 39th)

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

Season

First forage: May 1 — Arrowleaf balsamroot, Native wildflowers, Willows
Main flow: Jun 1 to Sep 30 — Native wildflowers, Snowberry, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers, Arrowleaf balsamroot, Willows, Dandelion; dark amber
Summer honey (July and August): Native wildflowers, Snowberry, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; amber
Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Snowberry; amber
Whole season (March to November): Native wildflowers, Snowberry, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Arrowleaf balsamroot; 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.