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Forage report for 39.0917, -111.1350

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (47th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.26 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 57th, summer 84th, fall 60th)
  • Utah: 98th percentile (spring 97th, summer 98th, fall 47th)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 100th, fall 72nd)

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 15 — Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 1,916 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 2,634 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 76 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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