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Forage report for 41.0438, -111.6780

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (83rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.4 mi NW). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.12 mi SE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 71st percentile (spring 55th, summer 79th, fall 82nd)
  • Utah: 97th percentile (spring 97th, summer 94th, fall 83rd)
  • Wasatch and Uinta Mountains: 98th percentile (spring 99th, summer 89th, fall 76th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 638 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 50 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 249 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 45 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 52% 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.