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Honey bee forage in Rockville, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 36% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (79th percentile) and lowest in summer (23rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 4 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Rockville?
- First forage: Feb 1 (dandelion, weedy mustards, arrowleaf balsamroot)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15, peaking early Apr (snowberry, clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 (asters, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Rockville, 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 Mar 26.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, snowberry, alfalfa, dandelion; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): asters, spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, alfalfa; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): asters, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush; amber
- Whole season (March to November): asters, clovers: white, alsike and red, snowberry, alfalfa; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
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 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early May – early Jul (grown 4 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 Rockville
Mostly: Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Colorado Plateau Blackbrush-Mormon-tea Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.11 mi W; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.31 mi SE.
How Rockville ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 7th | 30th | 11th | 48th |
| Utah | 36th | 79th | 23rd | 31st |
| Colorado Plateaus | 60th | 87th | 37th | 49th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 74% 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 Rockville: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Springdale 4 mi · Apple Valley 5 mi · Virgin 9 mi · Hildale 10 mi · La Verkin 12 mi · Toquerville 16 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 Rockville (37.1478, -113.0548); 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.