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Forage report for 43.1721, -111.0215

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (33rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.6 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 54th percentile (spring 44th, summer 73rd, fall 81st)
  • Wyoming: 95th percentile (spring 99th, summer 91st, fall 33rd)
  • Middle Rockies: 87th percentile (spring 97th, summer 78th, fall 36th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Willows, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Snowberry
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Snowberry, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms late Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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