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Forage report for 44.5726, -106.9144

Estimated forage here is better than about 67% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 26th percentile (spring 27th, summer 60th, fall 72nd)
  • Wyoming: 67th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 72nd, fall 13th)
  • Middle Rockies: 48th percentile (spring 86th, summer 40th, fall 20th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Willows
  • Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15 — Snowberry, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.