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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 37.1954, -113.2069

Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (90th percentile) and lowest in summer (38th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.8 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 2.7 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 16th percentile (spring 40th, summer 22nd, fall 70th)
  • Utah: 61st percentile (spring 90th, summer 38th, fall 63rd)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 82nd percentile (spring 95th, summer 62nd, fall 86th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Utah, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Jan 16 — Weedy mustards, Dandelion
  • Main flow: Feb 16 to Jul 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 18 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi E, blooms early May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Native wildflowers, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Dandelion; amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.