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Honey bee forage in Woodland, Utah

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% 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 N, grown 4 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.7 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years).

When is the honey flow in Woodland?

  • First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
  • Main flow: May 1 to Aug 15, peaking early Jun (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs)
  • Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (spotted and diffuse knapweed, alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red)
  • Season ends: Oct 31
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Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Woodland, 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 27.

What the honey is made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
  • Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, alfalfa, spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
  • Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, alfalfa; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
  • Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs, 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 62 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi NW, 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 Woodland

Mostly: Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe.

Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.17 mi N; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.24 mi S.

How Woodland ranks

Against random land inOverallSpringSummerFall
Continental US80th54th84th96th
Utah99th96th98th97th
Wasatch and Uinta Mountains100th98th99th96th

Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.

About 43% 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 Woodland: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.

Nearby

Francis 3 mi · Samak 4 mi · Kamas 5 mi · Marion 7 mi · Timber Lakes 8 mi · Heber 8 mi

All towns in Utah · National map · How the scoring works

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 Woodland (40.5838, -111.2358); 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.