Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 43.0809, -106.3110

Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (67th percentile) and lowest in summer (51st). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 21st percentile (spring 20th, summer 48th, fall 90th)
Wyoming: 54th percentile (spring 67th, summer 51st, fall 66th)
Northwestern Great Plains: 20th percentile (spring 15th, summer 25th, fall 54th)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 16 — Arrowleaf balsamroot, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers
Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15 — Native wildflowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Rubber rabbitbrush
Season ends: Nov 15

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers, Arrowleaf balsamroot, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Native wildflowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Rubber rabbitbrush; amber
Whole season (March to November): Native wildflowers, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber

Things to watch

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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.