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Forage report for 39.2232, -111.0206

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (48th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here); sorghum (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi SW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 56th, summer 82nd, fall 61st)
  • Utah: 97th percentile (spring 97th, summer 96th, fall 48th)
  • Colorado Plateaus: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 99th, fall 73rd)

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 482 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 786 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 200 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1,152 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 960 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early 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, Rabbitbrush; 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.