Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 33.3597, -110.6584

Estimated forage here is better than about 80% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (85th percentile) and lowest in fall (19th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.13 mi NE.

Ranking

Continental US: 17th percentile (spring 57th, summer 8th, fall 22nd)
Arizona: 80th percentile (spring 85th, summer 49th, fall 19th)
Sonoran Basin and Range: 82nd percentile (spring 85th, summer 87th, fall 30th)

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

Season

First forage: Jan 16 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Mar 1 to May 15 — Summer-flowering trees (locust, linden), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

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