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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.4158, -113.6268

Estimated forage here is better than about 75% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (42nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi W, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 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.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 26th percentile (spring 51st, summer 44th, fall 56th)
  • Utah: 75th percentile (spring 96th, summer 63rd, fall 42nd)
  • Central Basin and Range: 83rd percentile (spring 95th, summer 73rd, fall 23rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Weedy mustards
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Asters, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Aug
  • Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Snowberry; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Asters, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Asters, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

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.