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Forage report for 41.0303, -109.9394

Estimated forage here is better than about 57% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in summer (65th percentile) and lowest in fall (44th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.17 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 22nd percentile (spring 16th, summer 56th, fall 84th)
  • Wyoming: 57th percentile (spring 58th, summer 65th, fall 44th)
  • Wyoming Basin: 86th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 85th, fall 59th)

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

Season

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 136 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 113 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 90 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi W, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Native wildflowers, Arrowleaf balsamroot; extra 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, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Dandelion; 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.