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Honey bee forage in Cedar Fort, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (80th percentile) and lowest in fall (57th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.8 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.4 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Cedar Fort?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion, weedy mustards, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, alfalfa)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cedar Fort, 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 12.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, dandelion; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, snowberry; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters, spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light 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 199 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep (grown 2 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 Cedar Fort
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.11 mi SW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.9 mi NW.
How Cedar Fort ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 21st | 30th | 51st | 66th |
| Utah | 70th | 80th | 68th | 57th |
| Central Basin and Range | 78th | 82nd | 82nd | 37th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 47% 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 Cedar Fort: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Eagle Mountain 5 mi · Fairfield 8 mi · Ophir 8 mi · Saratoga Springs 10 mi · Herriman 11 mi · Bluffdale 13 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 Cedar Fort (40.3417, -112.1088); 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.