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Forage report for 42.5556, -110.0998

Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in summer (86th percentile) and lowest in fall (74th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.8 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 43rd percentile (spring 26th, summer 69th, fall 92nd)
  • Wyoming: 89th percentile (spring 79th, summer 86th, fall 74th)
  • Wyoming Basin: 96th percentile (spring 94th, summer 96th, fall 90th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 219 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 205 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 55 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Sep

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, Alfalfa, Dandelion, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Native wildflowers; 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.