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Honey bee forage in Osage, Wyoming
Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Wyoming. Against other Wyoming sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.4 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Osage?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, arrowleaf balsamroot, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: May 1 to Sep 15, peaking early Aug (spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Nov 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Osage, 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 19.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, arrowleaf balsamroot; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), rubber rabbitbrush; amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light 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
- Alfalfa: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Sep (grown 3 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 Osage
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Steppe; Northwestern Great Plains Mixedgrass Prairie; Northwestern Great Plains-Black Hills Ponderosa Pine Woodland and Savanna.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.03 mi SW; pond, lake or river 0.05 mi NE.
How Osage ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 23rd | 27th | 49th | 87th |
| Wyoming | 60th | 82nd | 53rd | 53rd |
| Northwestern Great Plains | 26th | 42nd | 28th | 38th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 38% 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 Osage: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Upton 13 mi · Newcastle 15 mi · Hill View Heights 18 mi · Sundance 29 mi · Pine Haven 32 mi · Moorcroft 32 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 Osage (43.9848, -104.4346); 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.