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Forage report for 33.3443, -110.4777
Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (78th percentile) and lowest in fall (28th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.5 mi SE, grown 4 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 3.1 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.16 mi NW.
Ranking
- Continental US: 13th percentile (spring 47th, summer 6th, fall 27th)
- Arizona: 71st percentile (spring 78th, summer 45th, fall 28th)
- Sonoran Basin and Range: 80th percentile (spring 82nd, summer 85th, fall 44th)
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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
- Main flow: Feb 16 to May 15 — Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
- Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs
- Season ends: Oct 31
Bee crops nearby
- Alfalfa: about 32 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Alfalfa: about 17 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SE, blooms late Apr – late Jun
- Cotton: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug
What the honey would be made of
- Spring honey (March to June): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Native wildflowers; white
- Summer honey (July and August): Rabbitbrush, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Garden flowers, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
- Fall honey (September to November): Rabbitbrush, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Garden flowers; dark amber
- Whole season (March to November): Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Summer-flowering shrubs, Rabbitbrush; extra 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.