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Honey bee forage in Jakes Corner, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 47% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (64th percentile) and lowest in summer (31st). Expect a dearth from early Jun to late Aug.
When is the honey flow in Jakes Corner?
- First forage: Jan 16 (dandelion, native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: Feb 16 to Apr 30, peaking early Mar (spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Dearth: Jan 16 to Jan 31
- Dearth: Jun 1 to Aug 31
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Jakes Corner, 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 Mar 4.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): rabbitbrush, garden flowers, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, garden flowers; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, rabbitbrush, 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 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi S, blooms late Apr – late Jun (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 Jakes Corner
Mostly: Sonoran Paloverde-Mixed Cacti Desert Scrub; Madrean Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Mogollon Chaparral.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.02 mi N; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.18 mi NW.
How Jakes Corner ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 7th | 35th | 3rd | 29th |
| Arizona | 47th | 64th | 31st | 32nd |
| Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 20th | 49th | 5th | 40th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 96% 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 Jakes Corner: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Deer Creek 5 mi · Rye 6 mi · Gisela 7 mi · Tonto Basin 11 mi · Oxbow Estates 12 mi · Round Valley 12 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 Jakes Corner (34.0082, -111.3202); 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.