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Forage report for 41.0939, -104.8086

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (90th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.5 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.25 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 66th percentile (spring 55th, summer 73rd, fall 95th)
  • Wyoming: 98th percentile (spring 100th, summer 93rd, fall 90th)
  • High Plains: 87th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 71st, fall 99th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 56% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.