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Honey bee forage in Emigration Canyon, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 97% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in summer (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (84th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.3 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Emigration Canyon?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs, willows)
- Main flow: May 16 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, snowberry)
- Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 (spotted and diffuse knapweed, summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Emigration Canyon, 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 21.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, summer-flowering shrubs, asters, snowberry; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed, snowberry; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
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 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi SE, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 3 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 Emigration Canyon
Mostly: Rocky Mountain Bigtooth Maple Ravine Woodland; Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Interior Western North American Temperate Ruderal Grassland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.04 mi SW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.09 mi S.
How Emigration Canyon ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 71st | 49th | 81st | 82nd |
| Utah | 97th | 95th | 96th | 84th |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 98th | 97th | 93rd | 77th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 66% 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 Emigration Canyon: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Millcreek 8 mi · Bountiful 9 mi · Summit Park 9 mi · Holladay 10 mi · Salt Lake City 10 mi · South Salt Lake 10 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 Emigration Canyon (40.7886, -111.7414); 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.