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Honey bee forage in Delta, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Utah. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Utah sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N); corn (nearest 0.5 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Delta?
- First forage: Mar 1 (weedy mustards, dandelion)
- Main flow: Jun 16 to Aug 31, peaking early Aug (alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Delta, 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 30.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): weedy mustards, alfalfa, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle, green/yellow rabbitbrush; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, rubber rabbitbrush, yellow starthistle; amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, weedy mustards, yellow starthistle; 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 3,931 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 5 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 Delta
Mostly: Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Greasewood Flat; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual and Biennial Forbland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.25 mi S; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.37 mi SE.
How Delta ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 51st | 40th | 70th | 90th |
| Utah | 88th | 90th | 85th | 92nd |
| Central Basin and Range | 93rd | 90th | 94th | 89th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around Delta: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Sutherland 5 mi · Oasis 7 mi · Hinckley 7 mi · Deseret 8 mi · Oak City 11 mi · Lynndyl 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 Delta (39.3633, -112.5438); 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.