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Forage report for 42.7448, -109.7070

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in spring (87th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.7 mi SE, 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: 60th percentile (spring 30th, summer 78th, fall 97th)
  • Wyoming: 97th percentile (spring 87th, summer 97th, fall 94th)
  • Wyoming Basin: 99th percentile (spring 96th, summer 99th, fall 98th)

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: May 16 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Nov 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SE, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

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