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Forage report for 32.4861, -114.7199

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (82nd percentile) and lowest in fall (9th). Biggest nearby bee crops: citrus (nearest 0.7 mi NE); cotton (nearest 0.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.9 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: open water, 1.2 mi E. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 26th percentile (spring 54th, summer 9th, fall 14th)
  • Arizona: 88th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 53rd, fall 9th)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 86th percentile (spring 84th, summer 88th, fall 19th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Citrus
  • Fall flow: May 16 to Jun 30 — Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Citrus: about 25 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi E, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Citrus: about 96 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi E, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Cotton: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NE, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 83 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi SE, blooms late Mar – late May
  • Cotton: about 19 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi E, blooms late May – late Jul
  • Citrus: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms late Feb – late Apr

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Citrus, Dandelion; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Cotton, Cantaloupes, Rabbitbrush; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Citrus, Cotton; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Citrus: grapefruit: insecticides used on about 63% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: lemons: insecticides used on about 75% of surveyed US acres (2025); Citrus: tangerines: insecticides used on about 82% of surveyed US acres (2025); Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes (all types): insecticides used on about 58% of surveyed US acres (2021); Grapes, wine type: insecticides used on about 56% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, table type: insecticides used on about 50% of surveyed US acres (2025); Grapes, raisin type: insecticides used on about 77% of surveyed US acres (2025); Peaches: insecticides used on about 86% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
  • No mapped water within a mile. Plan to provide water. Small ponds, ditches, troughs and pools don't show on these maps.

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.