Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 47.4723, -115.9227

Estimated forage here is better than about 65% of sites in Idaho. Against other Idaho sites it stands out most in spring and summer (69th percentile) and lowest in fall (19th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 56th percentile (spring 36th, summer 80th, fall 57th)
Idaho: 65th percentile (spring 69th, summer 69th, fall 19th)
Northern Rockies: 25th percentile (spring 30th, summer 21st, fall 51st)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 1 — Willows, Dandelion
Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15 — Snowberry, Huckleberries, Willows
Season ends: Sep 30

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Willows, Huckleberries, Dandelion, Native wildflowers; amber
Summer honey (July and August): Snowberry, Huckleberries, Native wildflowers, Mallow ninebark; white
Fall honey (September to November): Snowberry, Fireweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
Whole season (March to November): Snowberry, Huckleberries, Willows, Native wildflowers; amber

Things to watch

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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.