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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.3135, -112.0128

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (77th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.2 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); safflower (nearest 1.2 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.9 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.11 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 64th percentile (spring 65th, summer 69th, fall 78th)
  • Utah: 95th percentile (spring 98th, summer 84th, fall 77th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 96th percentile (spring 98th, summer 94th, fall 62nd)

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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 174 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 84 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 236 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Safflower: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 8 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Garden flowers; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 56% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the 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.