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Forage report for 44.2639, -104.9479

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in summer (84th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 2.4 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 3.7 mi N, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.11 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 53rd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 68th, fall 96th)
  • Wyoming: 95th percentile (spring 98th, summer 84th, fall 90th)
  • Northwestern Great Plains: 76th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 70th, fall 89th)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Sep 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 138 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.3 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Native wildflowers; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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.