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Honey bee forage in Hobble Creek, Utah
Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Utah. Against other Utah sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (62nd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Hobble Creek?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: May 1 to Aug 15, peaking early Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Hobble Creek, 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 16.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red; 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 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi SW, blooms early Jul – late Aug (grown 2 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 Hobble Creek
Mostly: Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland; Rocky Mountain Bigtooth Maple Ravine Woodland; Interior Western North American Temperate Ruderal Grassland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.02 mi N; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.05 mi SE.
How Hobble Creek ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 64th | 54th | 77th | 69th |
| Utah | 94th | 96th | 91st | 62nd |
| Wasatch and Uinta Mountains | 93rd | 98th | 81st | 46th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 70% 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 Hobble Creek: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Mapleton 6 mi · Springville 7 mi · Provo 9 mi · Spanish Fork 9 mi · Palmyra 11 mi · Orem 13 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 Hobble Creek (40.1917, -111.4967); 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.