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Forage report for 48.9238, -116.4231

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Idaho. Against other Idaho sites it stands out most in spring and summer (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (81st). Biggest nearby bee crops: canola (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); chickpeas (nearest 0.2 mi NW, grown 1 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: 100th percentile (spring 98th, summer 100th, fall 93rd)
  • Idaho: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 100th, fall 81st)
  • Northern Rockies: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 100th, fall 94th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Canola
  • Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15 — Canola
  • Season ends: Oct 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Canola: about 1,360 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Canola: about 325 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms late Apr – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 712 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Oct
  • Chickpeas: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 215 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Oct
  • Canola: about 65 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi S, blooms late Apr – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Canola; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Canola, Alfalfa, Snowberry; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Canola, Alfalfa; white

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.