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Forage report for 41.7505, -110.5278
Estimated forage here is better than about 48% of sites in Wyoming. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Wyoming sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.5 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: 19th percentile (spring 13th, summer 48th, fall 87th)
- Wyoming: 48th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 49th, fall 55th)
- Wyoming Basin: 81st percentile (spring 75th, summer 76th, fall 76th)
Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Wyoming, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.
Season
- First forage: Apr 1 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Weedy mustards, Dandelion
- Main flow: May 1 to Sep 30 — Native wildflowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
- Fall flow: Oct 16 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Sep
- Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion, Arrowleaf balsamroot; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): Native wildflowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rabbitbrush; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): Native wildflowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Dandelion; amber
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.