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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 42.0608, -105.0685

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (69th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.13 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 57th percentile (spring 38th, summer 76th, fall 90th)
  • Wyoming: 97th percentile (spring 97th, summer 95th, fall 69th)
  • High Plains: 79th percentile (spring 28th, summer 76th, fall 93rd)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Sep
  • Corn: about 170 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 224 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 97 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 527 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 110 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.