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Honey bee forage in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 42% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in fall (79th percentile) and lowest in spring (35th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Teec Nos Pos?
- First forage: Mar 1 (native wildflowers, weedy mustards, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15, peaking late Apr (native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 (rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Teec Nos Pos, 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 16.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): spotted and diffuse knapweed, rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, asters; amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): native wildflowers, rabbitbrush, spring-flowering shrubs, green/yellow rabbitbrush; amber
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 Teec Nos Pos
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Mixed Salt Desert Scrub; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; Colorado Plateau Blackbrush-Mormon-tea Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.09 mi SW; pond, lake or river 1.02 mi NE.
How Teec Nos Pos ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 6th | 19th | 13th | 58th |
| Arizona | 42nd | 35th | 61st | 79th |
| Arizona/New Mexico Plateau | 22nd | 30th | 23rd | 35th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 77% 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 Teec Nos Pos: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Red Mesa 17 mi · Red Rock 23 mi · Rock Point 35 mi · Round Rock 37 mi · Lukachukai 37 mi · Tsaile 44 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 Teec Nos Pos (36.9333, -109.0641); 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.