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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.1487, -113.1028

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Utah. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Utah sites. Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 1.34 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 93rd percentile (spring 69th, summer 90th, fall 95th)
  • Utah: 100th percentile (spring 99th, summer 100th, fall 96th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 100th percentile (spring 99th, summer 100th, fall 94th)

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 15 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Himalayan blackberry, Snowberry
  • Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Himalayan blackberry, Snowberry, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Snowberry, Himalayan blackberry, Canada thistle; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Himalayan blackberry, Snowberry, Dandelion; light amber

Things to watch

  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.
  • No mapped water within a mile. Plan to provide water. Small ponds, ditches, troughs and pools don't show on these maps.

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.