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Forage report for 44.6806, -113.3587

Estimated forage here is better than about 69% of sites in Idaho. Against other Idaho sites it stands out most in fall (97th percentile) and lowest in summer (54th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 59th percentile (spring 27th, summer 76th, fall 99th)
  • Idaho: 69th percentile (spring 57th, summer 54th, fall 97th)
  • Middle Rockies: 91st percentile (spring 86th, summer 86th, fall 95th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Dandelion, Willows, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 522 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 339 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 564 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 176 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 756 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

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