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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.6323, -111.8443

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (83rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.3 mi N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); safflower (nearest 1.8 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.24 mi W. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 85th percentile (spring 67th, summer 86th, fall 82nd)
  • Utah: 100th percentile (spring 98th, summer 99th, fall 83rd)
  • Central Basin and Range: 100th percentile (spring 99th, summer 99th, fall 72nd)

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 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 4,541 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 3,032 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 23 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NW, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 69% 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.