Bee forage check

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Forage report for 36.9335, -112.9128

Estimated forage here is better than about 92% of sites in Arizona. Against other Arizona sites it stands out most in summer (98th percentile) and lowest in spring (76th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 1.5 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.

Ranking

Continental US: 35th percentile (spring 45th, summer 51st, fall 81st)
Arizona: 92nd percentile (spring 76th, summer 98th, fall 96th)
Colorado Plateaus: 93rd percentile (spring 97th, summer 86th, fall 97th)

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

Season

First forage: Feb 1 — Weedy mustards
Main flow: Mar 16 to Sep 15 — Weedy mustards, Yellow starthistle, Spotted and diffuse knapweed
Fall flow: Oct 1 to Oct 31 — Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush
Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

Alfalfa: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.5 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Jul
Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Jul
Alfalfa: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.7 mi NE, blooms early Jun – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

Spring honey (March to June): Weedy mustards, Native wildflowers, Dandelion, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber
Summer honey (July and August): Yellow starthistle, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush; light amber
Fall honey (September to November): Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Yellow starthistle; amber
Whole season (March to November): Weedy mustards, Yellow starthistle, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush; 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.