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Forage report for 41.8105, -112.1402

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (40th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi S); corn (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); safflower (nearest 1.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.15 mi NE. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 26th, summer 86th, fall 55th)
  • Utah: 96th percentile (spring 73rd, summer 99th, fall 40th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 96th percentile (spring 76th, summer 99th, fall 22nd)

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), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Sep 30

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 7,497 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 201 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 71 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 148 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms late Jun – late Aug
  • Corn: about 93 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Corn: about 60 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi W, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (A) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.