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Honey bee forage in Coalville, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Utah. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Utah sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.5 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Coalville?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 31, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Coalville, 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 19.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, summer-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, green/yellow rabbitbrush, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed, alfalfa; extra 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 43 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi E, blooms early 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 Coalville
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe; Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Rocky Mountain Foothill Limber Pine-Juniper Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.45 mi NW; open water 0.49 mi W.
How Coalville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 44th | 35th | 69th | 79th |
| Utah | 84th | 85th | 84th | 79th |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 69th | 83rd | 58th | 70th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 37% 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 Coalville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Hoytsville 3 mi · Echo 5 mi · Wanship 6 mi · Henefer 8 mi · Silver Summit 12 mi · East Basin 12 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 Coalville (40.9073, -111.4214); 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.