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Forage report for 38.4553, -111.6149

Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in fall (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring (75th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.1 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.15 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 53rd percentile (spring 27th, summer 76th, fall 91st)
  • Utah: 89th percentile (spring 75th, summer 90th, fall 93rd)
  • Wasatch and Uinta Mountains: 81st percentile (spring 70th, summer 79th, fall 90th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 16 — Dandelion, Native wildflowers, Arrowleaf balsamroot
  • Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Native wildflowers
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 2,211 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 370 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 169 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 442 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 81 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 156 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

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.