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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 43.1147, -108.6898

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.2 mi NE, 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: 42nd percentile (spring 38th, summer 66th, fall 80th)
  • Wyoming: 88th percentile (spring 96th, summer 81st, fall 28th)
  • Wyoming Basin: 96th percentile (spring 98th, summer 93rd, fall 39th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 404 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 297 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 258 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 388 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 274 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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