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Forage report for 32.6022, -114.6957

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (99th percentile) and lowest in fall (5th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (right here, grown 1 of the last 5 years); citrus (nearest 0.7 mi S); cantaloupes (nearest 0.2 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.21 mi W. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 91st, summer 54th, fall 8th)
  • Arizona: 99th percentile (spring 99th, summer 98th, fall 5th)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 97th percentile (spring 96th, summer 99th, fall 12th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15 — Cantaloupes, Alfalfa, Citrus
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 74 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi N, blooms late Mar – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 231 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NW, blooms late Mar – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi NW, blooms late Mar – late May
  • Citrus: about 57 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi SE, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Cantaloupes: about 7 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi S, blooms late Mar – late Jul
  • Alfalfa: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Mar – late May

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Cantaloupes, Alfalfa, Citrus, Cotton; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cantaloupes, Cotton, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers, Rabbitbrush; dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Cantaloupes, Alfalfa, Citrus, Cotton; white

Things to watch

  • Lots of crops with little or no bee value. About 45% of the land within 3 miles is in crops bees get little from (such as wheat and other grains).
  • 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); Cantaloupes: insecticides used on about 87% of surveyed US acres (2024). 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.

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.