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Honey bee forage in Pine Lake, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 73% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in summer (88th percentile) and lowest in fall (16th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.12 mi N.
When is the honey flow in Pine Lake?
- First forage: Mar 16 (spring-flowering shrubs, dandelion, native wildflowers)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jun 30, peaking early May (spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Pine Lake, 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 24.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, asters, snowberry, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): asters, spotted and diffuse knapweed, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, asters, snowberry; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
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 Pine Lake
Mostly: Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Mogollon Chaparral; Southern Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.12 mi N; pond, lake or river 0.23 mi E.
How Pine Lake ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 14th | 44th | 27th | 21st |
| Arizona | 73rd | 75th | 88th | 16th |
| Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 62nd | 67th | 66th | 25th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 95% 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 Pine Lake: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Pinion Pines 4 mi · Lazy Y U 6 mi · Kingman 12 mi · McConnico 13 mi · New Kingman-Butler 14 mi · Clacks Canyon 14 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 Pine Lake (35.0887, -113.8739); 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.