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Honey bee forage in Tselakai Dezza, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 46% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (81st percentile) and lowest in summer (31st). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi S.
When is the honey flow in Tselakai Dezza?
- First forage: Feb 16 (weedy mustards, dandelion, native wildflowers)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jun 30, peaking late Apr (native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Jul 16 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Tselakai Dezza, 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 11.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, weedy mustards, native wildflowers; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): green/yellow rabbitbrush, asters, spotted and diffuse knapweed, rubber rabbitbrush; amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters, rabbitbrush; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, native wildflowers, asters, rubber rabbitbrush; amber
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around Tselakai Dezza
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Blackbrush-Mormon-tea Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi S; pond, lake or river 0.54 mi SW.
How Tselakai Dezza ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 10th | 31st | 17th | 66th |
| Utah | 46th | 81st | 31st | 56th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 71st | 88th | 52nd | 81st |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 58% 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 Tselakai Dezza: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Bluff 6 mi · Mexican Hat 15 mi · Halchita 17 mi · Montezuma Creek 18 mi · White Mesa 19 mi · Aneth 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 Tselakai Dezza (37.21, -109.6091); 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.