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Forage report for 42.5539, -106.7317

Estimated forage here is better than about 19% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (55th percentile) and lowest in fall (5th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.0 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 3.7 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.41 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 12th percentile (spring 14th, summer 37th, fall 66th)
  • Wyoming: 19th percentile (spring 55th, summer 24th, fall 5th)
  • Wyoming Basin: 36th percentile (spring 77th, summer 45th, fall 6th)

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, Native wildflowers, Arrowleaf balsamroot
  • Main flow: May 1 to Sep 15 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Nov 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 79 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 163 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 46 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NE, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers, Native wildflowers, Dandelion; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Native wildflowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Rubber rabbitbrush, Summer-flowering shrubs; amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Native wildflowers, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light 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.