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Forage report for 41.7163, -112.1858

Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (57th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 52nd, summer 82nd, fall 66th)
  • Utah: 97th percentile (spring 96th, summer 97th, fall 57th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 98th percentile (spring 96th, summer 98th, fall 37th)

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: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 120 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1,978 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 86 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 93 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 146 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 59% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.