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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 33.2560, -112.3660

Estimated forage here is better than about 15% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it ranks highest in fall (41st percentile) and lowest in spring (11th). Expect a dearth from late Apr to late Oct. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 2.5 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.6 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 3.5 mi SW, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.63 mi NW.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 2nd percentile (spring 8th, summer 1st, fall 32nd)
  • Arizona: 15th percentile (spring 11th, summer 13th, fall 41st)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 41st percentile (spring 33rd, summer 42nd, fall 68th)

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

Season

  • First forage: Jan 1 — Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 15 — Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs
  • Dearth: Jan 16 to Jan 31
  • Dearth: Apr 16 to Oct 31
  • Fall flow: May 1 to Oct 31 — Rabbitbrush, Native wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 72 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi SW, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 456 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Corn: about 13 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.4 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Sorghum: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Corn: about 11 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.5 mi SW, blooms late Apr – late Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Rabbitbrush, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); dark amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush; dark amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Rabbitbrush, Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); amber

Things to watch

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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.