Bee forage check

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Forage report for 41.5502, -109.3202

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi S.

Ranking

Continental US: 26th percentile (spring 38th, summer 49th, fall 78th)
Wyoming: 67th percentile (spring 96th, summer 52nd, fall 25th)
Wyoming Basin: 90th percentile (spring 98th, summer 78th, fall 35th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Weedy mustards
Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Native wildflowers; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Native wildflowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion; amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Green/yellow rabbitbrush; 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.