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Honey bee forage in Angel Fire, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 54% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (95th percentile) and lowest in spring (2nd). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Angel Fire?
- First forage: Apr 1 (dandelion, willows)
- Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 31, peaking late Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, huckleberries, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Sep 16 to Sep 30 (summer-flowering shrubs, spotted and diffuse knapweed, snowberry)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Angel Fire, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Jun 9.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, huckleberries, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): spotted and diffuse knapweed, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, snowberry; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around Angel Fire
Mostly: Southern Rocky Mountain Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland; Rocky Mountain Subalpine Dry-Mesic Spruce-Fir Forest and Woodland; Southern Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.09 mi W; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.14 mi W.
How Angel Fire ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 18th | 7th | 58th | 66th |
| New Mexico | 54th | 2nd | 95th | 55th |
| Southern Rockies | 29th | 25th | 33rd | 42nd |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 67% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Angel Fire: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Eagle Nest 12 mi · Ute Park 14 mi · Taos Ski Valley 18 mi · Taos 18 mi · Taos Pueblo 18 mi · Talpa 19 mi
All towns in New Mexico · National map · How the scoring works
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. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Angel Fire (36.3781, -105.2589); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.