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Honey bee forage in Wanship, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Utah. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Utah sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Wanship?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15, peaking early Jul (clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Wanship, 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 22.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed; 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 44 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep (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 Wanship
Mostly: Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Rocky Mountain Foothill Limber Pine-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.31 mi S; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.38 mi NW.
How Wanship ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 46th | 37th | 68th | 82nd |
| Utah | 85th | 87th | 83rd | 84th |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 71st | 87th | 56th | 78th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 34% 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 Wanship: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Hoytsville 4 mi · East Basin 6 mi · Coalville 6 mi · Silver Summit 7 mi · Peoa 7 mi · Oakley 9 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 Wanship (40.8168, -111.4151); 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.