town in Utah
Honey bee forage in Garden City, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 85% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in fall (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring (77th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Garden City?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, willows)
- Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15, peaking early Jun (clovers: white, alsike and red, snowberry, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Garden City, 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 2.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, arrowleaf balsamroot; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): snowberry, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers, 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, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, alfalfa; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed; 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 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late Jul – early Sep (grown 5 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 City
Mostly: Open water; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe; Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.15 mi E; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.17 mi E.
How Garden City ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 45th | 28th | 71st | 91st |
| Utah | 85th | 77th | 85th | 93rd |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 70th | 72nd | 61st | 89th |
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 City: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Garden 4 mi · Laketown 8 mi · Cove 19 mi · Richmond 20 mi · Randolph 22 mi · Smithfield 22 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 City (41.9371, -111.4122); 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.