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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 47.7011, -116.7961

Estimated forage here is better than about 76% of sites in Idaho. Against other Idaho sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in summer (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.2 mi W); dry beans (nearest 3.4 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.77 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 61st, summer 72nd, fall 78th)
  • Idaho: 76th percentile (spring 96th, summer 46th, fall 51st)
  • Northern Rockies: 41st percentile (spring 81st, summer 1st, fall 87th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Fall flow: Aug 16 to Sep 30 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 927 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Oct
  • Alfalfa: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Oct
  • Alfalfa: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Oct
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Oct
  • Dry beans: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 82 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Oct

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Lindens / basswood; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers, Dandelion, Snowberry; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Snowberry; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 97% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.