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Honey bee forage in Fillmore, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (86th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi N, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Fillmore?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Sep 15, peaking late Jun (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, yellow starthistle)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Fillmore, 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): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, weedy mustards, alfalfa; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle, alfalfa, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): yellow starthistle, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, garden flowers; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, 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 1,097 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi N, 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 Fillmore
Mostly: Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual Grassland; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual and Biennial Forbland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: open water 0.49 mi NE; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.63 mi S.
How Fillmore ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 78th | 73rd | 78th | 84th |
| Utah | 99th | 99th | 92nd | 86th |
| Central Basin and Range | 99th | 99th | 97th | 79th |
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 Fillmore: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Meadow 7 mi · Holden 10 mi · Kanosh 12 mi · Richfield 19 mi · Sigurd 21 mi · Aurora 22 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 Fillmore (38.9643, -112.3387); 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.