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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 40.5407, -112.3060

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (78th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 75th percentile (spring 74th, summer 74th, fall 78th)
  • Utah: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 89th, fall 78th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 96th, fall 63rd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion
  • Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 37 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 22 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 41 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 96 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – early Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 77% 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.