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Honey bee forage in Cedar Highlands, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 70% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (74th percentile) and lowest in fall (51st). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.5 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Cedar Highlands?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, willows)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15, peaking early Jun (snowberry, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed, summer-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cedar Highlands, 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 Jun 3.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): snowberry, rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): snowberry, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
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 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi NW, blooms late Jul – late Sep (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 Cedar Highlands
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland; Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.25 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.32 mi S.
How Cedar Highlands ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 21st | 21st | 58th | 63rd |
| Utah | 70th | 65th | 74th | 51st |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 38th | 60th | 36th | 31st |
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 Cedar Highlands: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Cedar City 4 mi · Enoch 9 mi · Kanarraville 10 mi · Brian Head 12 mi · Summit 13 mi · Parowan 18 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 Highlands (37.6358, -113.041); 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.