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Honey bee forage in Red Lake, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 75% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in summer (93rd percentile) and lowest in spring (64th). Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.65 mi NE.
When is the honey flow in Red Lake?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion, native wildflowers)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Aug 31, peaking early May (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Red 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 May 4.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, clovers: white, alsike and red, sweet clovers, rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush, dandelion; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed, spring-flowering shrubs; light amber, likely to set over some months
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 Red Lake
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 0.65 mi NE; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.93 mi NE.
How Red Lake ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 14th | 35th | 32nd | 60th |
| Arizona | 75th | 64th | 93rd | 81st |
| Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 64th | 49th | 77th | 78th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 78% 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 Red Lake: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Williams 8 mi · Parks 13 mi · Kaibab Estates West 19 mi · Ash Fork 21 mi · Valle 22 mi · Bellemont 22 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 Red Lake (35.3615, -112.1721); 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.