Bee forage check

How good is this spot for honey bees?

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The colors are the national forage map: every square kilometer of the lower 48, scored the same way. See the honey flow for your state and town, the best and worst spots we found, or how the scoring works.

Forage report for 35.1857, -111.6214

Estimated forage here is better than about 88% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (71st). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.21 mi SW.

Ranking

Continental US: 24th percentile (spring 40th, summer 54th, fall 58th)
Arizona: 88th percentile (spring 71st, summer 98th, fall 79th)
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains: 87th percentile (spring 60th, summer 97th, fall 76th)

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

Season

First forage: Mar 16 — Dandelion, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
Main flow: May 1 to Jul 31 — Summer-flowering shrubs, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
Fall flow: Aug 16 to Sep 15 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Garden flowers
Season ends: Oct 15

What the honey would be made of

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

Things to watch

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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.