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Forage report for 39.5423, -111.4563

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Utah. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Utah sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 4 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.35 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 79th percentile (spring 64th, summer 81st, fall 86th)
  • Utah: 99th percentile (spring 98th, summer 96th, fall 89th)
  • Wasatch and Uinta Mountains: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 95th, fall 83rd)

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
  • Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 1,469 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 906 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 274 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 61% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.