Bee forage check

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Forage report for 33.8534, -113.9144

Estimated forage here is better than about 25% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it ranks highest in spring (24th percentile) and lowest in fall (5th). Expect a dearth from early May to early Jul. Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (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), 0.2 mi NW.

Ranking

Continental US: 3rd percentile (spring 14th, summer 2nd, fall 8th)
Arizona: 25th percentile (spring 24th, summer 23rd, fall 5th)
Sonoran Basin and Range: 58th percentile (spring 55th, summer 63rd, fall 12th)

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
Dearth: May 1 to Jul 15
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.5 mi NE, blooms early Apr – early Jun

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Native wildflowers, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard); 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): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Rabbitbrush, Native wildflowers; 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.