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Honey bee forage in Springdale, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 59% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (95th percentile) and lowest in fall (20th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Springdale?
- First forage: Feb 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Mar 1 to Jun 15, peaking late Mar (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, snowberry)
- Fall flow: Jul 1 to Jul 15 (asters, spotted and diffuse knapweed, alfalfa)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Springdale, 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 27.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, snowberry, summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): asters, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): asters, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush; amber
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, asters, snowberry; 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 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early May – early Jul (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 Springdale
Mostly: Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland; Colorado Plateau Blackbrush-Mormon-tea Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.07 mi SE; open water 0.07 mi SE.
How Springdale ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 14th | 49th | 15th | 39th |
| Utah | 59th | 95th | 28th | 20th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 81st | 98th | 48th | 33rd |
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 Springdale: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Rockville 4 mi · Apple Valley 9 mi · Virgin 11 mi · Hildale 11 mi · La Verkin 14 mi · Toquerville 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 Springdale (37.1817, -113.005); 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.