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Forage report for 41.6812, -112.3189

Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in fall (94th percentile) and lowest in spring (77th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.1 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); squash (nearest 1.8 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 45th percentile (spring 28th, summer 70th, fall 92nd)
  • Utah: 85th percentile (spring 77th, summer 85th, fall 94th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 91st percentile (spring 80th, summer 94th, fall 92nd)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Weedy mustards, Dandelion, Arrowleaf balsamroot
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 3,086 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 150 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Corn: about 235 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 124 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 135 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 185 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Weedy mustards, Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Spring-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Native wildflowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Weedy mustards, Native wildflowers; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Squash: insecticides used on about 71% of surveyed US acres (2024); Pumpkins: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2024). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
  • 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.