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Forage report for 44.6834, -104.6006

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 fall (57th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.6 mi SW, grown 4 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 0.6 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi SW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 52nd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 70th, fall 88th)
  • Wyoming: 95th percentile (spring 98th, summer 89th, fall 57th)
  • Middle Rockies: 86th percentile (spring 96th, summer 71st, fall 55th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 219 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 85 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 35 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Sorghum: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms late Jul – late Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Millet: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms late Jul – late 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, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Snowberry, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Snowberry; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.