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Honey bee forage in Garden, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 78% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in fall (87th percentile) and lowest in spring (58th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Garden?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, willows, arrowleaf balsamroot)
- Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15, peaking early Aug (native wildflowers, snowberry)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Garden, 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 3.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, arrowleaf balsamroot, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, native wildflowers, alfalfa, clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, snowberry, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): native wildflowers, snowberry, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
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 27 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, 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 Garden
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe; Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland; Open water.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.13 mi SW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.16 mi SW.
How Garden ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 32nd | 18th | 65th | 85th |
| Utah | 78th | 58th | 80th | 87th |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 53rd | 54th | 47th | 81st |
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 Garden: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Garden City 4 mi · Laketown 5 mi · Randolph 19 mi · Cove 20 mi · Richmond 20 mi · Hyde Park 21 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 Garden (41.8743, -111.417); 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.