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Honey bee forage in East Glacier Park Village, Montana
Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Montana. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Montana sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.7 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in East Glacier Park Village?
- First forage: Apr 1 (willows, dandelion)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 31, peaking early Jun (snowberry, willows, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of East Glacier Park Village, 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 Jun 9.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): willows, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers; amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, willows; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed, fireweed, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): snowberry, willows, native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red; 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 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.4 mi NE, blooms late Jul – early Nov (grown 2 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 East Glacier Park Village
Mostly: Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest; Northern Rocky Mountain Lower Montane-Foothill-Valley Grassland; Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.15 mi W; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.15 mi SW.
How East Glacier Park Village ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 84th | 48th | 87th | 97th |
| Montana | 98th | 95th | 98th | 89th |
| Canadian Rockies | 98th | 95th | 95th | 73rd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
The national forage map around East Glacier Park Village: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Starr School 12 mi · South Browning 12 mi · Browning 12 mi · North Browning 12 mi · Snowslip 16 mi · Blackfoot 18 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 East Glacier Park Village (48.4459, -113.2235); 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.