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Honey bee forage in Navajo Mountain, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 14% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it ranks highest in spring (47th percentile) and lowest in summer and fall (13th). Expect a dearth from early Jul to early Aug.
When is the honey flow in Navajo Mountain?
- First forage: Mar 16 (native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 15, peaking early May (spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers)
- Dearth: Jul 1 to Aug 15
- Fall flow: Jul 1 to Aug 15 (native wildflowers, rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Navajo Mountain, 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 27.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers; light amber
- Summer honey (July and August): rabbitbrush, native wildflowers; dark amber
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, rabbitbrush; amber
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 Navajo Mountain
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Shrubland; Colorado Plateau Blackbrush-Mormon-tea Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.32 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 1.85 mi W.
How Navajo Mountain ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 3rd | 15th | 6th | 30th |
| Utah | 14th | 47th | 13th | 13th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 24th | 49th | 23rd | 20th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 97% 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 Navajo Mountain: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Halls Crossing 30 mi · Oljato-Monument Valley 30 mi · Big Water 48 mi · Halchita 49 mi · Mexican Hat 51 mi · Tselakai Dezza 66 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 Navajo Mountain (37.047, -110.7899); 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.