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Forage report for 37.7673, -113.0443

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring and summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (76th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 2.0 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 0.12 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 62nd, summer 83rd, fall 77th)
  • Utah: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 98th, fall 76th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 98th, fall 61st)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 444 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2,701 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 58 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 33 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 122 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Weedy mustards; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Yellow starthistle; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

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.