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Forage report for 42.0591, -109.4394

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in fall (89th percentile) and lowest in spring (72nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 3 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: 42nd percentile (spring 22nd, summer 68th, fall 95th)
  • Wyoming: 88th percentile (spring 72nd, summer 84th, fall 89th)
  • Wyoming Basin: 96th percentile (spring 92nd, summer 95th, fall 96th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jul 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 401 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 324 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 644 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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