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Honey bee forage in Cordova, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 49% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in summer (68th percentile) and lowest in fall (34th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.4 mi E, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Cordova?
- First forage: Mar 16 (dandelion, native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs)
- Main flow: Apr 16 to Jul 15, peaking early May (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 (rabbitbrush, summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cordova, 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 3.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): spring-flowering shrubs, dandelion, summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, clovers: white, alsike and red, rabbitbrush, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): rabbitbrush, green/yellow rabbitbrush, rubber rabbitbrush, clovers: white, alsike and red; amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; 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
- Alfalfa: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi E, blooms early Jun – late Aug (grown 2 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 Cordova
Mostly: Southern Rocky Mountain Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland; Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak-Mixed Montane Shrubland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.17 mi W; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.21 mi SE.
How Cordova ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 15th | 41st | 33rd | 50th |
| New Mexico | 49th | 53rd | 68th | 34th |
| Arizona/New Mexico Plateau | 79th | 86th | 84th | 25th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 80% 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 Cordova: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Truchas 3 mi · Rio Chiquito 3 mi · Cundiyo 4 mi · Chimayo 5 mi · La Puebla 8 mi · Ojo Sarco 9 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 Cordova (36.0128, -105.8566); 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.