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Honey bee forage in Erda, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (68th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.6 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Erda?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15, peaking late Jun (clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 15
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Erda, 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 28.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, alfalfa; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, garden flowers; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed; 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 235 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, 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 Erda
Mostly: Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual Grassland; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Perennial Grassland and Forbland.
Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.31 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.46 mi NE.
How Erda ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 83rd | 78th | 82nd | 73rd |
| Utah | 100th | 99th | 97th | 68th |
| Central Basin and Range | 100th | 99th | 98th | 50th |
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 Erda: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Stansbury Park 1 mi · Lake Point 5 mi · Tooele 5 mi · Grantsville 8 mi · Copperton 12 mi · Magna 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 Erda (40.6181, -112.3089); 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.