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Honey bee forage in Cannonville, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 55% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (77th percentile) and lowest in fall (45th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi N); corn (nearest 1.3 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Cannonville?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion, weedy mustards, native wildflowers)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31, peaking late Jun (alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cannonville, 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 May 3.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, alfalfa, spring-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush; white, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush, clovers: white, alsike and red; dark amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, green/yellow rabbitbrush; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
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 54 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late Jun – early Aug (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 Cannonville
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.12 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.2 mi N.
How Cannonville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 13th | 28th | 34th | 59th |
| Utah | 55th | 77th | 54th | 45th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 79th | 85th | 77th | 69th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 55% 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 Cannonville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Henrieville 3 mi · Tropic 6 mi · Bryce Canyon City 11 mi · Hatch 22 mi · Alton 27 mi · Panguitch 28 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 Cannonville (37.5548, -112.0538); 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.