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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 32.7403, -114.4825

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (97th percentile) and lowest in fall (4th). Biggest nearby bee crops: citrus (nearest 0.3 mi S); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.3 mi W, 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. 2 things to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 84th, summer 33rd, fall 7th)
  • Arizona: 98th percentile (spring 97th, summer 93rd, fall 4th)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 93rd percentile (spring 94th, summer 98th, 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, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to Apr 30 — Citrus, Alfalfa
  • Fall flow: May 16 to Jul 15 — Cotton, Cantaloupes
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Citrus: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi S, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Citrus: about 98 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.4 mi SE, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Citrus: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi E, blooms late Feb – late Apr
  • Alfalfa: about 244 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi S, blooms late Mar – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 53 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late Mar – late May
  • Cotton: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi W, blooms late May – early Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Citrus, Cotton, Alfalfa, Cantaloupes; white
  • Summer honey (July and August): Cotton, Cantaloupes, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Citrus, Cotton, Alfalfa, Cantaloupes; 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); Watermelons: insecticides used on about 38% 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.
  • Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AE) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.