Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage on the map in —

Forage report for 32.3201, -114.1610

Estimated forage here is better than about 0% of sites in Arizona. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Arizona sites. Expect a dearth from early Jan to late Dec. Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)
Arizona: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)
Sonoran Basin and Range: 0th percentile (spring 0th, summer 0th, fall 0th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Arizona, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

First forage: Jan 1 — Native wildflowers
Main flow: Jan 16 to May 15 — Native wildflowers
Dearth: Jan 1 to Dec 31
Season ends: Jun 15

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers
Summer honey (July and August): Rabbitbrush, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); dark amber
Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush; dark amber
Whole season (March to November): Native wildflowers, Rabbitbrush; dark amber

Things to watch

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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. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.