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Forage report for 45.6303, -108.9235

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Montana. Against other Montana sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.1 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.27 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 68th percentile (spring 48th, summer 79th, fall 86th)
  • Montana: 88th percentile (spring 96th, summer 78th, fall 53rd)
  • Northwestern Great Plains: 88th percentile (spring 97th, summer 84th, fall 35th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Corn: about 285 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 364 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 128 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 49 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber

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.