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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 41.7782, -112.4462

Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (69th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); safflower (nearest 0.8 mi E, 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.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 53rd percentile (spring 30th, summer 78th, fall 73rd)
  • Utah: 89th percentile (spring 79th, summer 93rd, fall 69th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 94th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 97th, fall 51st)

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

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jul 1 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 634 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 521 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 210 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi SW, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Sorghum: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi W, blooms late Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Alfalfa, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; extra light amber

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.