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How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 33.4001, -111.7156

Estimated forage here is better than about 99% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (93rd percentile) and lowest in fall (65th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.0 mi S); corn (nearest 3.5 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.32 mi E. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

  • Continental US: 72nd percentile (spring 72nd, summer 31st, fall 42nd)
  • Arizona: 99th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 92nd, fall 65th)
  • Sonoran Basin and Range: 96th percentile (spring 91st, summer 97th, 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 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 1 to Jun 30 — Garden flowers, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Dec 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 38 acres in a typical year, nearest 1 mi S, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 28 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi S, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi SE, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 12 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.9 mi SW, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 15 acres in a typical year, nearest 3 mi S, blooms early Apr – late May
  • Alfalfa: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.6 mi S, blooms early Apr – late May

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Garden flowers, Summer-flowering shrubs; 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, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • Heavily developed. About 99% 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.