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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see what blooms within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more) and when, the gaps in the season, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 43.0018, -110.6470

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in summer and fall (100th percentile) and lowest in spring (7th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 89th percentile (spring 1st, summer 88th, fall 100th)
  • Wyoming: 100th percentile (spring 7th, summer 100th, fall 100th)
  • Middle Rockies: 100th percentile (spring 20th, summer 100th, fall 100th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Wyoming, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: May 16 — Native wildflowers, Arrowleaf balsamroot
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Sep 30 — Native wildflowers, Asters, Fireweed
  • Fall flow: Oct 16 to Oct 31 — Asters, Native wildflowers, Fireweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers, Arrowleaf balsamroot, Currants and gooseberries, Willows; dark amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Native wildflowers, Asters, Fireweed; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Native wildflowers, Fireweed, Asters, Goldenrods; white
  • Whole season (March to November): Native wildflowers, Asters, Fireweed, Goldenrods; 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.