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Honey bee forage in Wales, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 81% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (92nd percentile) and lowest in summer (73rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 4 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Wales?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31, peaking late May (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, alfalfa)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Wales, 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 12.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, weedy mustards, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed, alfalfa; extra 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 56 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms late Jun – late Aug (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 Wales
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Western Cool Temperate Pasture and Hayland; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.11 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.22 mi SW.
How Wales ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 37th | 43rd | 57th | 78th |
| Utah | 81st | 92nd | 73rd | 78th |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 59th | 94th | 35th | 69th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 37% 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 Wales: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Moroni 4 mi · Spring City 8 mi · Ephraim 9 mi · Fountain Green 10 mi · Mount Pleasant 10 mi · Levan 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 Wales (39.4852, -111.6361); 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.