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Honey bee forage in Fort Duchesne, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (88th percentile) and lowest in summer (64th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.0 mi NW, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.6 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Fort Duchesne?
- First forage: Mar 1 (early trees (maple, willow, poplar), dandelion, weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Sep 30, peaking early May (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, alfalfa)
- Fall flow: Oct 16 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Fort Duchesne, 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 6.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers, early trees (maple, willow, poplar); extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, green/yellow rabbitbrush; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, alfalfa, green/yellow rabbitbrush; 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 31 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late Aug (grown 4 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 Fort Duchesne
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Mixed Salt Desert Scrub.
Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river 0.11 mi SW; open water 0.11 mi SW.
How Fort Duchesne ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 23rd | 38th | 45th | 78th |
| Utah | 73rd | 88th | 64th | 76th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 89th | 94th | 84th | 94th |
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 Fort Duchesne: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Ballard 4 mi · Randlett 5 mi · Roosevelt 6 mi · Lapoint 9 mi · Myton 12 mi · Neola 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 Fort Duchesne (40.2818, -109.8772); 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.