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Forage report for 38.6251, -112.2218

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (75th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi S); corn (nearest 0.5 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi NE, 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: 50th percentile (spring 44th, summer 70th, fall 77th)
  • Utah: 87th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 85th, fall 75th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 93rd percentile (spring 93rd, summer 94th, fall 59th)

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 31 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 561 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 206 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 187 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 228 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) 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.