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Honey bee forage in Marysvale, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in summer (65th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi W, grown 3 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 1.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); millet (nearest 1.7 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Marysvale?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion, weedy mustards, early trees (maple, willow, poplar))
- Main flow: May 1 to Sep 15, peaking early Aug (alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Oct 1 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 Marysvale, 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 12.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, weedy mustards, native wildflowers; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, native wildflowers; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, rabbitbrush; dark amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, green/yellow rabbitbrush, dandelion; 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 77 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi SE, blooms late Jun – late 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 Marysvale
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi SW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.19 mi W.
How Marysvale ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 22nd | 32nd | 46th | 79th |
| Utah | 71st | 82nd | 65th | 79th |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 39th | 79th | 24th | 71st |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 36% 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 Marysvale: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Joseph 13 mi · Junction 14 mi · Monroe 15 mi · Kingston 17 mi · Elsinore 18 mi · Circleville 19 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 Marysvale (38.4366, -112.262); 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.