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Honey bee forage in Mountain View Ranches, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 84% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in summer (95th percentile) and lowest in spring (74th). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.14 mi N.
When is the honey flow in Mountain View Ranches?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, early trees (maple, willow, poplar), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15, peaking early May (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 30 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Mountain View Ranches, 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 3.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), spring-flowering shrubs; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), spring-flowering shrubs; 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
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 Mountain View Ranches
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.14 mi N; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.28 mi SE.
How Mountain View Ranches ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 20th | 43rd | 37th | 65th |
| Arizona | 84th | 74th | 95th | 86th |
| Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 78th | 66th | 85th | 84th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 65% 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 Mountain View Ranches: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Doney Park 3 mi · Timberline-Fernwood 7 mi · Flagstaff 9 mi · Mountainaire 14 mi · Kachina Village 16 mi · Fort Valley 16 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 Mountain View Ranches (35.2336, -111.4728); 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.