Turn your Utah lawn into a pollinator garden

Find the lawn rebate your city offers, plan a native garden square by square, and identify the plants and pollinators that show up.

Free on iPhone and Android.

What you can do with Beehive

From your first photo to a full pollinator garden. We'll walk you through it.

Easy Capture

Press once. The camera smoothly zooms in over 6 seconds and snaps 6 photos. Pick the sharpest one for your observation.

Plant Field Guide

Detailed care guides for every plant with wildlife impact data, bloom times, water needs, and planting instructions sourced from USU Extension research.

Native Plant Guide

80 plants for Utah yards, including 61 Utah natives, filterable by bloom time, water needs, and pollinator value. Neighborhood-aware recommendations for your zip code.

Find Rebates

31 verified Utah rebate programs with step-by-step application guides. Generate a PDF rebate packet customized to your address and water district.

Teams and Groups

Join your school, church, HOA, or organization. Your points contribute to the group total on the group leaderboard. Compete as a community.

Research-Backed Scoring

9 garden badges and neighborhood rankings. Scoring adapts to your zip code's pollinator gaps, rewarding plants that fill real ecological needs in your area.

Four steps to a thriving garden

No green thumb required. Beehive makes it simple.

1

Observe Your Yard

Open the camera and photograph any pollinator. The species is identified instantly.

2

Plant Natives

Browse Utah native plants, check bloom times, and plan your garden in the app or on a computer with the Yard Planner.

3

Earn Rewards

Log observations, complete challenges, and earn points. Track water savings and unlock rebates.

4

Connect

See who's gardening nearby, verify gardens, exchange plants, and climb the leaderboard.

Why This Matters

Why your lawn matters

60%
of Utah household water goes to landscapes
15–19 gal
per sq ft of bluegrass lawn each summer
$2–3
per sq ft from Utah lawn replacement rebates
61
Utah native plants in the app

Water figures: USU Extension, Reducing Residential Landscape Water Use in Utah. Kentucky bluegrass needs 24–30 inches of water over Utah's watering season, about 15–19 gallons per square foot.

$3
per sq ft, top Utah lawn rebates
Step-by-step application guides in the app

Get paid to ditch your lawn

Utah has some of the best turf removal rebates in the country. Beehive walks you through the paperwork.

  • State program: $2/sq ft for turf removal
  • Water districts: up to $3/sq ft (CUWCD, JVWCD)
  • Pollinator Habitat Program: free native plants
  • Smart controller rebates: $100 per device
  • Charge Your Yard, Flip Your Strip, and Localscapes programs
  • Automated application tracking and deadline reminders

Start growing today

Download Beehive Connections. Every observation you log helps Utah's pollinators.

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80
Plants for Utah
31
Rebate Programs
$3/sqft
Lawn Rebate
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Local Nurseries

Built in Salt Lake City for Utah gardeners.