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Forage report for 42.8949, -110.9296

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in summer and fall (99th percentile) and lowest in spring (82nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi S). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 26th, summer 81st, fall 99th)
Wyoming: 99th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 99th, fall 99th)
Middle Rockies: 95th percentile (spring 86th, summer 93rd, fall 97th)

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, Willows, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: Jul 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 633 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Sep
Alfalfa: about 351 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Sep
Alfalfa: about 656 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
Alfalfa: about 170 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late Sep
Alfalfa: about 414 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms late Jul – late Sep
Alfalfa: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

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