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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 37.5545, -112.0521

Estimated forage here is better than about 60% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (46th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.1 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 15th percentile (spring 32nd, summer 37th, fall 60th)
  • Utah: 60th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 57th, fall 46th)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 82nd percentile (spring 89th, summer 80th, fall 71st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Weedy mustards, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 130 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 120 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.