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Forage report for 39.1920, -111.6890

Estimated forage here is better than about 83% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (56th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi E.

Ranking

Continental US: 41st percentile (spring 38th, summer 68th, fall 66th)
Utah: 83rd percentile (spring 88th, summer 83rd, fall 56th)
Wasatch and Uinta Mountains: 65th percentile (spring 87th, summer 55th, fall 38th)

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, Weedy mustards
Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 88 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Jun – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 129 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 198 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 299 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 47 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
Alfalfa: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, 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; white
Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Clovers: white, alsike and red; 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.