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Honey bee forage in Centennial Park, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Arizona. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Arizona sites. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.7 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Centennial Park?
- First forage: Feb 1 (weedy mustards, dandelion)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Aug 31, peaking early Apr (yellow starthistle, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Centennial Park, 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 Apr 12.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, weedy mustards, yellow starthistle; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): yellow starthistle, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, yellow starthistle; amber
- Whole season (March to November): yellow starthistle, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed, 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 0.7 mi W, blooms early Jun – late Jul (grown 1 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 Centennial Park
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; Great Basin & Intermountain Introduced Annual and Biennial Forbland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.11 mi S; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.18 mi SE.
How Centennial Park ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 64th | 71st | 63rd | 73rd |
| Arizona | 98th | 93rd | 99th | 92nd |
| Colorado Plateaus | 98th | 100th | 92nd | 91st |
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 Centennial Park: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Colorado City 1 mi · Cane Beds 4 mi · Moccasin 13 mi · Kaibab 15 mi · Fredonia 26 mi · Supai 53 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 Centennial Park (36.9538, -112.9813); 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.