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Honey bee forage in Utting, Arizona
Estimated forage here is better than about 22% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it ranks highest in summer (22nd percentile) and lowest in fall (5th). Expect a dearth from early May to early Jul.
When is the honey flow in Utting?
- First forage: Jan 1 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 15, peaking late Feb (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Dearth: May 1 to Jul 15
- Fall flow: May 1 to May 15 (dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, native wildflowers)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Utting, 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 Feb 19.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): rabbitbrush, garden flowers, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, garden flowers; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, rabbitbrush, native wildflowers; extra 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
- Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun (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 Utting
Mostly: Sonora-Mojave Creosotebush-White Bursage Desert Scrub; Barren; Sonoran Paloverde-Mixed Cacti Desert Scrub.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.16 mi NE; open water 0.3 mi SE.
How Utting ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 3rd | 12th | 2nd | 8th |
| Arizona | 22nd | 21st | 22nd | 5th |
| Sonoran Basin and Range | 53rd | 52nd | 63rd | 12th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 38% 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 Utting: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Bouse 6 mi · Vicksburg 10 mi · Brenda 13 mi · Salome 18 mi · Wenden 21 mi · Quartzsite 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 Utting (33.8546, -113.9129); 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.