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Forage report for 32.7424, -111.5950

Estimated forage here is better than about 95% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (8th). Biggest nearby bee crops: cotton (right here, grown 2 of the last 5 years); chickpeas (nearest 0.3 mi E, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 1.7 mi S, grown 3 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, less than 0.1 mi away. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 44th percentile (spring 51st, summer 50th, fall 12th)
  • Arizona: 95th percentile (spring 81st, summer 98th, fall 8th)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 89th percentile (spring 83rd, summer 99th, fall 17th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Main flow: Jun 1 to Jul 31 — Cotton
  • Season ends: Jul 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Cotton: about 301 acres in a typical year, nearest 0 mi , blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Cotton: about 539 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.6 mi S, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Cotton: about 228 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Jun – late Jul
  • Chickpeas: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi E, blooms early Apr – early May
  • Corn: about 308 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi S, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Cotton: about 347 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.9 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

  • Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% 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.