Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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Forage report for 34.5475, -114.3791

Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in spring (65th percentile) and lowest in fall (24th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.3 mi N. 1 thing to watch (below).

Ranking

Continental US: 13th percentile (spring 35th, summer 6th, fall 25th)
Arizona: 71st percentile (spring 65th, summer 44th, fall 24th)
Sonoran Basin and Range: 80th percentile (spring 76th, summer 84th, fall 38th)

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: May 1 to May 15 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard)
Season ends: Dec 31

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

Near a FEMA high-risk flood zone. A mapped high-risk flood zone (AO) is within about 300 m. Check FEMA's map for the exact spot.

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.