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Honey bee forage in LeChee, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 12% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it ranks highest in summer (34th percentile) and lowest in fall (13th). Expect a dearth in early Mar.
When is the honey flow in LeChee?
- First forage: Feb 16 (native wildflowers, dandelion)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jun 15, peaking early Apr (native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Dearth: Mar 1 to Mar 15
- Dearth: Jun 16 to Jun 30
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 (rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of LeChee, 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 3.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): native wildflowers, rabbitbrush, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red; 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
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around LeChee
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Blackbrush-Mormon-tea Shrubland; Colorado Plateau Mixed Bedrock Canyon and Tableland; Inter-Mountain Basins Active and Stabilized Dune.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.12 mi NW; pond, lake or river 0.87 mi NW.
How LeChee ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 1st | 14th | 4th | 18th |
| Arizona | 12th | 24th | 34th | 13th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 15th | 45th | 11th | 8th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 94% 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 LeChee: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Page 7 mi · Greenehaven 12 mi · Bitter Springs 21 mi · Kaibito 26 mi · Tonalea 45 mi · Shonto 46 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 LeChee (36.8609, -111.4244); 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.