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Forage report for 32.7014, -113.9624

Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (91st percentile) and lowest in fall (6th). Biggest nearby bee crops: citrus (nearest 0.7 mi W); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.5 mi NW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). 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: 28th percentile (spring 68th, summer 8th, fall 10th)
  • Arizona: 89th percentile (spring 91st, summer 51st, fall 6th)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 86th percentile (spring 89th, summer 87th, fall 15th)

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: Mar 1 to Apr 30 — Citrus, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: May 16 to May 31 — Alfalfa
  • Season ends: Aug 15

Bee crops nearby

  • Citrus: about 21 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi W, blooms early Mar – late Apr
  • Alfalfa: about 156 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi W, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Citrus: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms early Mar – late Apr
  • Alfalfa: about 235 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi E, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Citrus: about 20 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.8 mi W, blooms early Mar – late Apr
  • Alfalfa: about 118 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi E, blooms early Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Alfalfa, Citrus, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Garden flowers, Cantaloupes, Rabbitbrush; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Citrus, Cotton, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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); Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% 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.