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Honey bee forage in Cedar Hill, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 89% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (89th percentile) and lowest in fall (59th). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.4 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi SE, grown 1 of the last 5 years); dry beans (nearest 0.7 mi NE, grown 1 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Cedar Hill?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, weedy mustards, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Main flow: Apr 1 to Jul 15, peaking early May (clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Sep 30 (clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cedar Hill, 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 2.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, weedy mustards, spring-flowering shrubs; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): clovers: white, alsike and red, spotted and diffuse knapweed, dandelion, green/yellow rabbitbrush; light amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush; amber, likely to set over some months
- Whole season (March to November): clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, spotted and diffuse knapweed, green/yellow rabbitbrush; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Corn: about 6 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Alfalfa: about 4 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi SE, blooms late Jun – early Aug (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
- Dry beans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi NE, blooms early Jul – early Sep (grown 1 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Cedar Hill
Mostly: Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland; Colorado Plateau Pinyon-Juniper Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.07 mi NE; open water 0.08 mi N.
How Cedar Hill ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 32nd | 52nd | 46th | 68th |
| New Mexico | 89th | 74th | 89th | 59th |
| Colorado Plateaus | 92nd | 98th | 85th | 84th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 47% 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 Cedar Hill: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Center Point 7 mi · North Light Plant 10 mi · Aztec 10 mi · Spencerville 13 mi · Blanco 14 mi · South River 15 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 Cedar Hill (36.946, -107.8835); 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.