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Forage report for 39.3633, -112.5435

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Utah. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Utah sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N); corn (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.25 mi S.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 51st percentile (spring 40th, summer 70th, fall 90th)
  • Utah: 88th percentile (spring 90th, summer 85th, fall 92nd)
  • Central Basin and Range: 93rd percentile (spring 90th, summer 94th, fall 89th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Utah, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Weedy mustards, Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Yellow starthistle
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 3,931 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 157 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 24 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 40 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 79 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

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.