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Forage report for 41.9748, -112.7151

Estimated forage here is better than about 96% of sites in Utah. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Utah sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); grapes (nearest 0.1 mi W); corn (nearest 1.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 69th percentile (spring 40th, summer 81st, fall 92nd)
  • Utah: 96th percentile (spring 90th, summer 96th, fall 94th)
  • Central Basin and Range: 97th percentile (spring 90th, summer 98th, fall 92nd)

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, Weedy mustards, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 31 — Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 211 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1,363 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi NE, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 1,307 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi N, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Alfalfa: about 425 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Jul – late Aug
  • Grapes: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.1 mi W, blooms late Jun – early Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Weedy mustards; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Dandelion; light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025). 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.

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.