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Forage report for 39.1560, -111.8114

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (82nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi NE); corn (nearest 0.2 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.25 mi N.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 74th percentile (spring 58th, summer 80th, fall 81st)
  • Utah: 98th percentile (spring 97th, summer 95th, fall 82nd)
  • Central Basin and Range: 98th percentile (spring 97th, summer 98th, fall 71st)

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

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 2,706 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 300 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 61 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 145 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 48 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, 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, Yellow starthistle; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Yellow starthistle, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

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.