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Honey bee forage in Heber, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 79% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (81st percentile) and lowest in fall (66th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.1 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Heber?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Heber, 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 26.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, snowberry, spring-flowering shrubs; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; 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 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep (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 Heber
Mostly: Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Rocky Mountain Foothill Limber Pine-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.12 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.24 mi W.
How Heber ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 32nd | 27th | 66th | 72nd |
| Utah | 79th | 75th | 81st | 66th |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 54th | 70th | 48th | 51st |
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 Heber: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Interlaken 5 mi · Midway 5 mi · Daniel 5 mi · Charleston 6 mi · Hideout 7 mi · Francis 7 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 Heber (40.5417, -111.3879); 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.