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Honey bee forage in Granger, Wyoming
Estimated forage here is better than about 33% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (73rd percentile) and lowest in fall (24th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Granger?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), weedy mustards)
- Main flow: May 1 to Sep 30, peaking late May (clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Oct 16 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Granger, 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 26.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red; dark amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers, green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Granger
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Greasewood Flat; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.15 mi E; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.18 mi SE.
How Granger ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 16th | 22nd | 38th | 78th |
| Wyoming | 33rd | 73rd | 27th | 24th |
| Wyoming Basin | 62nd | 92nd | 50th | 33rd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 30% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Granger: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Little America 5 mi · Opal 22 mi · James Town 22 mi · Lyman 25 mi · Green River 26 mi · Carter 26 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 Granger (41.5979, -109.9652); 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.