Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.1067, -109.3012

Estimated forage here is better than about 98% of sites in Arizona. Spring, summer and fall all rank about the same against other Arizona sites. Nearest mapped water: creek, wetland or wet meadow, 0.19 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 67th percentile (spring 70th, summer 68th, fall 80th)
Arizona: 98th percentile (spring 93rd, summer 99th, fall 95th)
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains: 100th percentile (spring 94th, summer 99th, fall 94th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 1 — Dandelion
Main flow: Apr 1 to Aug 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Sep 1 to Sep 15 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster)
Season ends: Oct 31

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Summer-flowering shrubs; light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber
Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); light amber

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 57% of the land within a mile is developed. Less room for forage, and more neighbors near the hives.

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.