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Honey bee forage in Antelope Hills, Wyoming
Estimated forage here is better than about 56% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (71st percentile) and lowest in summer (52nd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Antelope Hills?
- First forage: Apr 16 (arrowleaf balsamroot, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), native wildflowers)
- Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15, peaking early Aug (native wildflowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Nov 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Antelope Hills, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on May 23.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, arrowleaf balsamroot, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), native wildflowers; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): native wildflowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), spotted and diffuse knapweed, rubber rabbitbrush; amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): native wildflowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber, likely to set over some months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around Antelope Hills
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Steppe; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe; Northwestern Great Plains Mixedgrass Prairie.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.04 mi S; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.25 mi SE.
How Antelope Hills ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 22nd | 22nd | 49th | 89th |
| Wyoming | 56th | 71st | 52nd | 64th |
| Northwestern Great Plains | 22nd | 20th | 27th | 52nd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Antelope Hills: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Homa Hills 7 mi · Bar Nunn 11 mi · Hartrandt 14 mi · Evansville 14 mi · Mountain View 15 mi · Brookhurst 16 mi
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Antelope Hills (43.0811, -106.3126); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.