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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 33.2814, -111.8506

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (96th percentile) and lowest in fall (65th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi SE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 0.5 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.17 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 76th percentile (spring 79th, summer 33rd, fall 42nd)
  • Arizona: 99th percentile (spring 96th, summer 93rd, fall 65th)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 97th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 98th, fall 99th)

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, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: Jan 16 to Apr 30 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: May 16 to Jul 15 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 102 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 16 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Corn: about 59 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.8 mi SE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 10 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 9 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi S, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Alfalfa, Garden flowers; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red; extra light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Garden flowers
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Alfalfa; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 90% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.
  • 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.