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Honey bee forage in Enterprise, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 90% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (77th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.9 mi SW, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Enterprise?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: May 1 to Aug 31, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Enterprise, 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 17.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): alfalfa, summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, 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, 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): summer-flowering shrubs, alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; 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 176 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug (grown 3 of the last 5 years)
- Corn: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms late Jul – late 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 Enterprise
Mostly: Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Rocky Mountain Bigtooth Maple Ravine Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi NW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.19 mi S.
How Enterprise ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 55th | 44th | 74th | 78th |
| Utah | 90th | 93rd | 89th | 77th |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 84th | 94th | 73rd | 68th |
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 Enterprise: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Mountain Green 4 mi · Morgan 5 mi · Fruit Heights 11 mi · Uintah 11 mi · Huntsville 11 mi · South Weber 11 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 Enterprise (41.107, -111.7307); 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.