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Forage report for 40.2374, -112.0768

Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in fall (87th percentile) and lowest in summer (72nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); apples (nearest 0.9 mi N); cherries (nearest 1.8 mi N). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.28 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 31st percentile (spring 36th, summer 56th, fall 85th)
  • Utah: 78th percentile (spring 86th, summer 72nd, fall 87th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 86th percentile (spring 87th, summer 86th, fall 80th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Dandelion
  • Main flow: May 1 to Sep 30 — Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Oct 16 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 105 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi NW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 30 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 42 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Apples: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi N, blooms late Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 236 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Apples: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, sweet: insecticides used on about 84% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cherries, tart: insecticides used on about 45% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.

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.