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Honey bee forage in Aragon, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 21% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it ranks highest in summer (43rd percentile) and lowest in fall (12th). 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 Aragon?
- First forage: Mar 16 (native wildflowers, dandelion, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: May 1 to Jul 15, peaking early May (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 15 (summer-flowering shrubs, rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Aragon, 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 May 5.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, summer-flowering shrubs, dandelion; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, rabbitbrush, spotted and diffuse knapweed; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion; dark amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers, rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
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 Aragon
Mostly: Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland; Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Madrean Pinyon-Juniper Woodland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.09 mi E; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.09 mi E.
How Aragon ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 8th | 27th | 22nd | 27th |
| New Mexico | 21st | 33rd | 43rd | 12th |
| Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | 27th | 33rd | 53rd | 37th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 95% 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 Aragon: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Apache Creek 6 mi · Cruzville 10 mi · Reserve 19 mi · Middle Frisco 19 mi · Rivers 21 mi · Lower Frisco 22 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 Aragon (33.8897, -108.5202); 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.