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Honey bee forage in Kanosh, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (61st). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.5 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.6 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Kanosh?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (alfalfa, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (yellow starthistle, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Kanosh, 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 30.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa, weedy mustards; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle, clovers: white, alsike and red; white, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): yellow starthistle, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): alfalfa, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed; 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 2,000 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, 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 Kanosh
Mostly: Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual Grassland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.22 mi N; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.4 mi NW.
How Kanosh ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 70th | 63rd | 77th | 69th |
| Utah | 97th | 98th | 92nd | 61st |
| Central Basin and Range | 97th | 98th | 97th | 41st |
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 Kanosh: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Meadow 6 mi · Fillmore 12 mi · Joseph 17 mi · Elsinore 18 mi · Richfield 19 mi · Central Valley 20 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 Kanosh (38.8014, -112.4374); 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.