Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.4098, -111.2966

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (53rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.5 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 59th percentile (spring 31st, summer 81st, fall 63rd)
Utah: 92nd percentile (spring 81st, summer 96th, fall 53rd)
Wasatch and Uinta Mountains: 88th percentile (spring 77th, summer 94th, fall 33rd)

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

Season

First forage: Apr 1 — Willows
Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 15 — Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs
Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Sep

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Spring-flowering shrubs, Willows, Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Asters; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Snowberry, Summer-flowering shrubs, Spring-flowering shrubs, Willows; light amber

Things to watch

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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.