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Forage report for 33.2813, -111.3057

Estimated forage here is better than about 41% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in fall (52nd percentile) and lowest in summer (31st). Expect a dearth from late May to late Sep. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.3 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); chickpeas (nearest 2.6 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.11 mi NE.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 6th percentile (spring 23rd, summer 3rd, fall 32nd)
  • Arizona: 41st percentile (spring 44th, summer 31st, fall 52nd)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 71st percentile (spring 67th, summer 75th, fall 91st)

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, Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
  • Main flow: Feb 1 to Apr 15 — Native wildflowers, Spring-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Dearth: May 16 to Sep 30
  • Fall flow: May 1 to May 15 — Native wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.3 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.6 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun
  • Chickpeas: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early May

What the honey would be made of

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

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.