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Forage report for 42.8601, -106.2284

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (75th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.5 mi S, 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. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 58th percentile (spring 53rd, summer 67th, fall 92nd)
  • Wyoming: 97th percentile (spring 100th, summer 84th, fall 75th)
  • Northwestern Great Plains: 81st percentile (spring 98th, summer 70th, fall 67th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.