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Honey bee forage in Tees Toh, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 74% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in fall (90th percentile) and lowest in spring (67th). Nearest mapped water: open water, less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Tees Toh?
- First forage: Mar 1 (weedy mustards, dandelion, native wildflowers)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15, peaking late Apr (spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Tees Toh, 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): spring-flowering shrubs, summer-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): asters, green/yellow rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed, rubber rabbitbrush; amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, asters, rabbitbrush; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): spring-flowering shrubs, green/yellow rabbitbrush, summer-flowering shrubs, asters; 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 Tees Toh
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; Southern Colorado Plateau Sand Shrubland; Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: open water 0.04 mi NE; mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.11 mi NW.
How Tees Toh ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 14th | 37th | 25th | 72nd |
| Arizona | 74th | 67th | 85th | 90th |
| Arizona/New Mexico Plateau | 74th | 81st | 66th | 59th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 50% 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 Tees Toh: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Seba Dalkai 3 mi · Dilkon 11 mi · Indian Wells 17 mi · Whitecone 20 mi · Shongopovi 23 mi · First Mesa 24 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 Tees Toh (35.486, -110.4056); 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.