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Forage report for 32.6227, -114.5859

Estimated forage here is better than about 100% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (100th percentile) and lowest in fall (3rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: citrus (right here); alfalfa (nearest 0.2 mi N). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 11th, fall 5th)
  • Arizona: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 57th, fall 3rd)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 100th percentile (spring 100th, summer 89th, fall 9th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Feb 16 — Citrus
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Apr 15 — Citrus
  • Season ends: May 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Citrus: about 3,345 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Citrus: about 133 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Citrus: about 154 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Alfalfa: about 1,472 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi N, blooms late Mar – late May
  • Citrus: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.2 mi E, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Citrus: about 206 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi E, blooms late Feb – late Apr

What the honey would be made of

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

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). 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.
  • Flood map not checked. FEMA's flood map service didn't answer. Check it directly.

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.