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Honey bee forage in Ophir, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (64th percentile) and lowest in fall (27th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.7 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Ophir?
- First forage: Apr 1 (spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, willows)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Ophir, 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 29.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, dandelion; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, asters; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): asters, snowberry, summer-flowering shrubs, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, spring-flowering shrubs, asters; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
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 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi SW, blooms late 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 Ophir
Mostly: Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe; Inter-Mountain Basins Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.04 mi W; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.12 mi E.
How Ophir ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 13th | 13th | 45th | 45th |
| Utah | 54th | 42nd | 64th | 27th |
| Central Basin and Range | 60th | 47th | 75th | 12th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 86% 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 Ophir: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Cedar Fort 8 mi · Stockton 8 mi · Rush Valley 10 mi · Tooele 12 mi · Fairfield 13 mi · Eagle Mountain 13 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 Ophir (40.3701, -112.256); 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.