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Honey bee forage in Page, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 7% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it ranks highest in summer (31st percentile) and lowest in fall (14th). Expect a dearth from early Jun to late Jun.
When is the honey flow in Page?
- 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 1 to Jun 30
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 15 (rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Page, 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 30.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): rabbitbrush, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, garden flowers; 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
- Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi SE, blooms late May – early 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 Page
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) 0.56 mi SE; pond, lake or river 1.3 mi E.
How Page ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 1st | 11th | 3rd | 18th |
| Arizona | 7th | 20th | 31st | 14th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 12th | 34th | 7th | 8th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 91% 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 Page: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Greenehaven 4 mi · LeChee 7 mi · Bitter Springs 24 mi · Kaibito 33 mi · Tonalea 52 mi · Shonto 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 Page (36.9418, -111.5133); 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.