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Honey bee forage in Cuyamungue Grant, New Mexico
Estimated forage here is better than about 71% of sites in New Mexico. Against other New Mexico sites it stands out most in fall (81st percentile) and lowest in spring (65th). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 3.0 mi NE, grown 3 of the last 5 years); cherries (nearest 3.7 mi NW).
When is the honey flow in Cuyamungue Grant?
- First forage: Mar 1 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), weedy mustards)
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15, peaking late Apr (clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Oct 31 (green/yellow rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), rubber rabbitbrush)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cuyamungue Grant, 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 Apr 23.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), native wildflowers; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), asters, green/yellow rabbitbrush; amber, likely to set over some months
- Fall honey (September to November): green/yellow rabbitbrush, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), rubber rabbitbrush, asters; amber
- Whole season (March to November): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); 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
- Alfalfa: about 29 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.1 mi N, blooms early Jun – early Aug (grown 4 of the last 5 years)
- Cherries: about 1 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.7 mi NW, blooms early Apr – late Apr
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 Cuyamungue Grant
Mostly: Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Shrub-Steppe; Southern Rocky Mountain Pinyon-Juniper Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Semi-Desert Grassland.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.14 mi N; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.34 mi SE.
How Cuyamungue Grant ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 26th | 46th | 38th | 81st |
| New Mexico | 71st | 65th | 79th | 81st |
| Arizona/New Mexico Plateau | 92nd | 91st | 90th | 78th |
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 Cuyamungue Grant: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Cuyamungue 2 mi · Tesuque Pueblo 3 mi · Pojoaque 4 mi · Jacona 4 mi · Nambe 4 mi · Jaconita 5 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 Cuyamungue Grant (35.8464, -105.9949); 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.