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Honey bee forage in Orderville, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 63% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (87th percentile) and lowest in fall (25th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here); apples (nearest 3.4 mi NE).
When is the honey flow in Orderville?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 15, peaking late Jun (alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Orderville, 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 23.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red; white, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed; dark amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs; 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 135 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 5 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 Orderville
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.08 mi W; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.11 mi SE.
How Orderville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 16th | 37th | 40th | 43rd |
| Utah | 63rd | 87th | 59th | 25th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 83rd | 93rd | 82nd | 40th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 73% 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 Orderville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Glendale 6 mi · Alton 15 mi · Kanab 17 mi · Springdale 20 mi · Rockville 23 mi · Hildale 25 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 Orderville (37.2516, -112.6571); 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.