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Honey bee forage in Halls Crossing, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 7% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (50th percentile) and lowest in summer (2nd). Expect a dearth from early Jun to late Jun.
When is the honey flow in Halls Crossing?
- First forage: Feb 16 (native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to May 31, peaking early Apr (spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs)
- Dearth: Mar 1 to Mar 15
- Dearth: Jun 1 to Jun 30
- Fall flow: Jun 16 to Jun 30 (native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Halls Crossing, 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 2.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): rabbitbrush, summer-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers; amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs, rabbitbrush; amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around Halls Crossing
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Blackbrush-Mormon-tea Shrubland; Barren; Open water.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.16 mi SE; pond, lake or river 0.6 mi NW.
How Halls Crossing ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 1st | 16th | 3rd | 16th |
| Utah | 7th | 50th | 2nd | 4th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 12th | 53rd | 4th | 6th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 60% 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 Halls Crossing: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Navajo Mountain 30 mi · Oljato-Monument Valley 38 mi · Halchita 47 mi · Mexican Hat 47 mi · Boulder 52 mi · Escalante 55 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 Halls Crossing (37.4658, -110.6654); 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.