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Honey bee forage in Bluff, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 29% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (67th percentile) and lowest in fall (22nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.8 mi E, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Bluff?
- First forage: Feb 1 (weedy mustards, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15, peaking late Apr (spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Oct 15 (rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Bluff, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 12.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle, rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed, summer-flowering shrubs; amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Alfalfa: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Jul (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Bluff
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Blackbrush-Mormon-tea Shrubland; Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland; Southern Colorado Plateau Sand Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.35 mi NE; pond, lake or river 0.87 mi SE.
How Bluff ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 5th | 22nd | 12th | 41st |
| Utah | 29th | 67th | 25th | 22nd |
| Colorado Plateaus | 47th | 74th | 41st | 36th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 83% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Bluff: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Tselakai Dezza 6 mi · White Mesa 14 mi · Montezuma Creek 17 mi · Mexican Hat 18 mi · Halchita 19 mi · Blanding 23 mi
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Bluff (37.2903, -109.5961); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.