Bee forage check

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Forage report for 34.1532, -109.9965

Estimated forage here is better than about 94% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in fall (73rd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.29 mi NW. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 43rd percentile (spring 62nd, summer 54th, fall 51st)
Arizona: 94th percentile (spring 88th, summer 98th, fall 73rd)
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains: 98th percentile (spring 89th, summer 97th, fall 68th)

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, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs
Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Season ends: Sep 30

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

Heavily developed. About 52% 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.