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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 38.7003, -112.0974

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (60th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here); corn (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.45 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 40th, summer 85th, fall 68th)
  • Utah: 98th percentile (spring 90th, summer 99th, fall 60th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 98th percentile (spring 90th, summer 99th, fall 40th)

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: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 2,601 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 245 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 149 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 67 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

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.