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Honey bee forage in Oak City, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (87th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.1 mi NE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.8 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.8 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Oak City?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 31, peaking early Jul (alfalfa, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (yellow starthistle, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Oak City, 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, weedy mustards, alfalfa; 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; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): yellow starthistle, spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- 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 297 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi NW, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 51 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi N, blooms early Jul – 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 Oak City
Mostly: Great Basin & Intermountain Ruderal Shrubland; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual and Biennial Forbland; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual Grassland.
Nearest mapped water: open water 0.11 mi E; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.23 mi E.
How Oak City ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 78th | 68th | 79th | 85th |
| Utah | 99th | 99th | 94th | 87th |
| Central Basin and Range | 99th | 99th | 97th | 80th |
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 Oak City: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Lynndyl 10 mi · Delta 11 mi · Leamington 11 mi · Scipio 15 mi · Sutherland 16 mi · Oasis 17 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 Oak City (39.3747, -112.3383); 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.